strong heroines in YA who DON'T literally kick butt

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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,425 ratings
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Fire of Stars and Dragons (Stars and Souls, #1)
Fire of Stars and Dragons (Stars and Souls, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 386 ratings
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1)
The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 74,110 ratings
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,195 ratings
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Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)
Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 120,863 ratings
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,962 ratings
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Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,054 ratings
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,807 ratings
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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,035 ratings
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Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,465 ratings
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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 147,429 ratings
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The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1)
The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 9,546 ratings
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The Apothecary (The Apothecary, #1)
The Apothecary (The Apothecary, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,085 ratings
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The Lightning Gun (Code Name Ellison, #1)
The Lightning Gun (Code Name Ellison, #1)
by: Jay Parks
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 3.99 avg rating — 22,531 ratings
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Wolf Tower (Claidi Journals, #1)
Wolf Tower (Claidi Journals, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 11,371 ratings
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 3.80 avg rating — 50,536 ratings
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Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 93,519 ratings
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Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 29,726 ratings
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赤髪の白雪姫 1 [Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 1]
赤髪の白雪姫 1 [Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 1] 4.20 avg rating — 11,472 ratings
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The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, #1)
The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 22,156 ratings
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Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,108 ratings
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East (East, #1)
East (East, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 46,252 ratings
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,238 ratings
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The Frog Princess
The Frog Princess 3.86 avg rating — 28,103 ratings
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Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,699 ratings
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Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)
Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 22,928 ratings
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Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3)
Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 13,690 ratings
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The Salamander Spell (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #5)
The Salamander Spell (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 6,572 ratings
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Keturah and Lord Death
Keturah and Lord Death 3.90 avg rating — 15,747 ratings
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Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,215 ratings
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Thorn
Thorn really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,851 ratings
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Ann Marie's Asylum (Master and Apprentice, #1)
Ann Marie's Asylum (Master and Apprentice, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 135 ratings
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Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1)
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
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Wildfire
Wildfire 3.93 avg rating — 260 ratings
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Paradox Love
Paradox Love 4.03 avg rating — 75 ratings
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The Love Story That Shouldn't Have Been
The Love Story That Shouldn't Have Been 3.90 avg rating — 115 ratings
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Out of Synch
Out of Synch 4.27 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Le royaume d'Harcilor (Powerful, #1)
Le royaume d'Harcilor (Powerful, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings
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I Thirst
I Thirst 3.87 avg rating — 84 ratings
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The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1)
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
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Haunting Violet (Haunting Violet #1)
Haunting Violet (Haunting Violet #1) 3.90 avg rating — 6,904 ratings
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The Summer Prince
The Summer Prince 3.56 avg rating — 4,732 ratings
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Tsarina
Tsarina 3.53 avg rating — 1,837 ratings
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The Earthquake Machine
The Earthquake Machine 3.74 avg rating — 124 ratings
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The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 29,969 ratings
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The Season
The Season 3.78 avg rating — 12,786 ratings
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The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2)
The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,339 ratings
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Court Duel (Crown & Court, #2)
Court Duel (Crown & Court, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 9,312 ratings
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Magic Under Glass
Magic Under Glass 3.61 avg rating — 4,712 ratings
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The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3)
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
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Boston Jane - An Adventure
Boston Jane - An Adventure 4.01 avg rating — 4,731 ratings
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The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 603 ratings
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Girl at Sea
Girl at Sea 3.71 avg rating — 8,261 ratings
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Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
by: Garth Nix
4.29 avg rating — 122,793 ratings
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Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1)
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 67,600 ratings
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Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 28,252 ratings
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Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1)
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 11,911 ratings
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Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 1
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 1 3.97 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,151 ratings
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Aftermath
Aftermath 4.05 avg rating — 3,673 ratings
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The Traitor's Smile (Pimpernelles, #2)
The Traitor's Smile (Pimpernelles, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 521 ratings
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 41,352 ratings
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Hidden (Hush, #2)
Hidden (Hush, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 413 ratings
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Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)
Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 22,974 ratings
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Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot
Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot 3.67 avg rating — 622 ratings
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The Reformed Vampire Support Group
The Reformed Vampire Support Group 3.50 avg rating — 5,533 ratings
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Beauty Shop for Rent: . . . Fully Equipped, Inquire Within
Beauty Shop for Rent: . . . Fully Equipped, Inquire Within 3.87 avg rating — 801 ratings
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Lips Touch: Three Times
Lips Touch: Three Times 3.89 avg rating — 14,303 ratings
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Geek Charming
Geek Charming 3.53 avg rating — 3,991 ratings
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The Misadventures of Maude March (Maude March Misadventures #1)
The Misadventures of Maude March (Maude March Misadventures #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
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Cindy Ella
Cindy Ella 3.68 avg rating — 3,730 ratings
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Maude March on the Run!
Maude March on the Run! 3.98 avg rating — 383 ratings
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Running Out of Time (Out of Time #1)
Running Out of Time (Out of Time #1) 3.99 avg rating — 28,230 ratings
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V is for Virgin (V is for Virgin, #1)
V is for Virgin (V is for Virgin, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 13,979 ratings
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Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me 3.67 avg rating — 2,411 ratings
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The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey
The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey 3.63 avg rating — 954 ratings
78.
Kat, Incorrigible (Kat, Incorrigible, #1)
Kat, Incorrigible (Kat, Incorrigible, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
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Minerva Clark Gets a Clue (Minerva Clark, #1)
Minerva Clark Gets a Clue (Minerva Clark, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 278 ratings
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender 4.03 avg rating — 42,971 ratings
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Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal 4.04 avg rating — 832 ratings
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Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things, #1)
Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,211 ratings
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Guy in Real Life
Guy in Real Life 3.38 avg rating — 4,000 ratings
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Try Not to Breathe
Try Not to Breathe 3.67 avg rating — 2,995 ratings
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The Book of Blood and Shadow
The Book of Blood and Shadow 3.55 avg rating — 5,305 ratings
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The White Bicycle (Wild Orchard, #3)
The White Bicycle (Wild Orchard, #3) 3.58 avg rating — 391 ratings
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Glint
Glint 3.77 avg rating — 248 ratings
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Born Confused (Born Confused #1)
Born Confused (Born Confused #1) 3.83 avg rating — 5,332 ratings
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Dragon's Breath (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #2)
Dragon's Breath (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 12,768 ratings
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The Fire Horse Girl
The Fire Horse Girl 3.81 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
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Once Upon a Curse (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #3)
Once Upon a Curse (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 13,051 ratings
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Habibi
Habibi 3.64 avg rating — 2,958 ratings
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No Place for Magic (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #4)
No Place for Magic (The Tales of the Frog Princess, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
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Including Alice (Alice, #16)
Including Alice (Alice, #16) 3.91 avg rating — 1,372 ratings
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Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,317 ratings