YA Books With Brave Female Characters

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The Becalmer
The Becalmer 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Frostbite (The Dragonian, #3)
Frostbite (The Dragonian, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 6,184 ratings
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Firebolt (The Dragonian, #1)
Firebolt (The Dragonian, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 10,552 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,187,366 ratings
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Thunderlight (The Dragonian, #2)
Thunderlight (The Dragonian, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 6,226 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,199 ratings
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The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,872 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,026 ratings
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A Storm Rises (Bloodlines Legacy #1)
A Storm Rises (Bloodlines Legacy #1) 4.46 avg rating — 99 ratings
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Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,500 ratings
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,592,942 ratings
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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,414 ratings
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,703 ratings
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The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,652 ratings
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,815 ratings
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Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)
Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 174,326 ratings
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Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 69,770 ratings
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Shadow Spinner
Shadow Spinner 4.08 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
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A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,491 ratings
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Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 89,425 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 — 426,716 ratings
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 381,963 ratings
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,871 ratings
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Legendary (Legendary Saga, #1)
Legendary (Legendary Saga, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 216 ratings
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Final Life (The Final Life, #1)
Final Life (The Final Life, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 425 ratings
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Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1)
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
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The Pygmy Dragon (Shapeshifter Dragon Legends #1)
The Pygmy Dragon (Shapeshifter Dragon Legends #1) 4.24 avg rating — 945 ratings
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Fae Away (Fae Bloodlines, #1)
Fae Away (Fae Bloodlines, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 425 ratings
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The Ransomed Crown (The Saga of Roland Inness #4)
The Ransomed Crown (The Saga of Roland Inness #4) 4.52 avg rating — 1,421 ratings
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The Broken Realm (The Saga of Roland Inness #3)
The Broken Realm (The Saga of Roland Inness #3) 4.51 avg rating — 1,616 ratings
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Warbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #2)
Warbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #2) 4.41 avg rating — 1,698 ratings
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Longbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #1)
Longbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #1) 4.40 avg rating — 2,121 ratings
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,125,428 ratings
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Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) 3.74 avg rating — 1,948,174 ratings
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Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 107,581 ratings
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Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 93,516 ratings
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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons 4.25 avg rating — 5,664 ratings
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Magic Steps (The Circle Opens, #1)
Magic Steps (The Circle Opens, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 24,520 ratings
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The Little Riders
The Little Riders 4.15 avg rating — 1,801 ratings
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Cold Fire (The Circle Opens, #3)
Cold Fire (The Circle Opens, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 22,690 ratings
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Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3)
Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 31,386 ratings
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Tris's Book (Circle of Magic, #2)
Tris's Book (Circle of Magic, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 33,979 ratings
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The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1)
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 231,960 ratings
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Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1)
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 44,723 ratings
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Lady Knight (Protector of the Small, #4)
Lady Knight (Protector of the Small, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 55,015 ratings
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Page (Protector of the Small, #2)
Page (Protector of the Small, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 51,443 ratings
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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 82,845 ratings
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The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,212 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 — 67,596 ratings
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 41,050 ratings
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,445 ratings
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,094 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,284 ratings
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,704 ratings
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Shadow of the Dragon
Shadow of the Dragon
by: Kyra Dune
3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1)
The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,420 ratings
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The Patchwork Girl
The Patchwork Girl 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Cure
The Cure 3.76 avg rating — 364 ratings
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Aranya (Shapeshifter Dragons, #1)
Aranya (Shapeshifter Dragons, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,130 ratings
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The Maude Reed Tale
The Maude Reed Tale 4.14 avg rating — 236 ratings
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Virals (Virals, #1)
Virals (Virals, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 40,532 ratings
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Past Lives
Past Lives 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Sanyel (Sanyel, #1)
Sanyel (Sanyel, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 10 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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The Gray Wolf Throne (Seven Realms, #3)
The Gray Wolf Throne (Seven Realms, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 51,333 ratings
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To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)
To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 8,317 ratings
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No King, No Country (The Inness Legacy #1)
No King, No Country (The Inness Legacy #1) 4.51 avg rating — 758 ratings
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Elfblood (Elfblood, #1)
Elfblood (Elfblood, #1)
by: Kyra Dune
3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Star Dwellers (The Dwellers, #2)
The Star Dwellers (The Dwellers, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 2,355 ratings
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Claiming Excalibur (Legendary Saga, #2)
Claiming Excalibur (Legendary Saga, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 95 ratings
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Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 27,481 ratings
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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,385 ratings
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Disrupter (Sanyel #2)
Disrupter (Sanyel #2) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Foreshadowing
The Foreshadowing 3.80 avg rating — 2,372 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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The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2)
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 54,478 ratings
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Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire
Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire 3.74 avg rating — 171 ratings
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The Saga of Roland Inness (6 Book Series)
The Saga of Roland Inness (6 Book Series) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Firebrand (Firebrand #1)
Firebrand (Firebrand #1)
by: Kyra Dune
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Dragonfriend (Dragonfriend #1)
Dragonfriend (Dragonfriend #1) 4.29 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
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Scent of Cloves
Scent of Cloves 3.90 avg rating — 358 ratings
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A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
A Rose for the ANZAC Boys 4.03 avg rating — 2,224 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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Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1)
Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 94,382 ratings
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Heartless
Heartless 4.09 avg rating — 243,068 ratings
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The Gravity of Missing Things
The Gravity of Missing Things 3.74 avg rating — 722 ratings
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Ten Kingdoms
Ten Kingdoms
by: Kyra Dune
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Shadow Dragon (Shapeshifter Dragons, #2)
Shadow Dragon (Shapeshifter Dragons, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 524 ratings
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Checkmate
Checkmate 3.73 avg rating — 49 ratings
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My Father's War
My Father's War 3.77 avg rating — 96 ratings
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The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 602 ratings
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City of Magic (Elfblood #3)
City of Magic (Elfblood #3)
by: Kyra Dune
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Lost Queen
The Lost Queen 3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
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So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,168 ratings
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Flora's War
Flora's War 3.79 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Valkyrie Rising (Valkyrie, #1)
Valkyrie Rising (Valkyrie, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 6,545 ratings
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Web of Light (Web of Light Duology #1)
Web of Light (Web of Light Duology #1)
by: Kyra Dune
4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 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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Promising Azra
Promising Azra 4.14 avg rating — 198 ratings
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