Books that feature brainy heroines

1.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,944 ratings
2.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,969 ratings
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The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 118,213 ratings
4.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,065,392 ratings
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,984 ratings
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,606 ratings
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Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)
Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 66,604 ratings
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Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1)
Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 64,921 ratings
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Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,592 ratings
10.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,142 ratings
11.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,362 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,266 ratings
13.
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,791 ratings
14.
The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)
The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 62,190 ratings
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1)
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,306 ratings
14.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,062 ratings
17.
The Summer I Became a Nerd (Nerd, #1)
The Summer I Became a Nerd (Nerd, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 10,398 ratings
17.
The Duchess War (Brothers Sinister, #1)
The Duchess War (Brothers Sinister, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,500 ratings
19.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,698 ratings
20.
Daddy-Long-Legs / Dear Enemy
Daddy-Long-Legs / Dear Enemy 3.94 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
21.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating — 299,551 ratings
22.
Hello Stranger (The Ravenels, #4)
Hello Stranger (The Ravenels, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 30,798 ratings
23.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,247 ratings
24.
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0)
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0) 3.99 avg rating — 10,974 ratings
25.
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter 3.99 avg rating — 6,039 ratings
26.
Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)
Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 53,414 ratings
26.
Inside Out (Insider, #1)
Inside Out (Insider, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 24,974 ratings
28.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
29.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,288 ratings
30.
The Spymaster's Lady (Spymasters, #1)
The Spymaster's Lady (Spymasters, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,366 ratings
31.
Among Others
Among Others
by: Jo Walton
3.71 avg rating — 25,528 ratings
32.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,858 ratings
33.
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,171 ratings
34.
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 147,435 ratings
35.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,734 ratings
36.
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,940 ratings
37.
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,297 ratings
38.
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,218 ratings
38.
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree 3.84 avg rating — 28,012 ratings
40.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating — 61,941 ratings
41.
Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2)
Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 9,652 ratings
42.
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 82,279 ratings
42.
Two of a Kind (Fool's Gold, #11)
Two of a Kind (Fool's Gold, #11) 4.13 avg rating — 9,248 ratings
42.
An Enchanting Time
An Enchanting Time 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
42.
Code Name Nanette: Behind Enemy Lines (Joe Parker: The Saga of Blood and History Book 2)
Code Name Nanette: Behind Enemy Lines (Joe Parker: The Saga of Blood and History Book 2) 3.82 avg rating — 40 ratings
42.
Le royaume d'Harcilor (Powerful, #1)
Le royaume d'Harcilor (Powerful, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings
42.
Birdbrain
Birdbrain 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings
42.
The Lotus Caretaker (The Lotus Caretaker #1)
The Lotus Caretaker (The Lotus Caretaker #1) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
42.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,295 ratings
50.
Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon, #6)
Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 11,369 ratings
50.
Ein Hut voller Sterne
Ein Hut voller Sterne 4.32 avg rating — 78,799 ratings
50.
Offbeat Love Stories and More
Offbeat Love Stories and More 3.66 avg rating — 95 ratings
50.
The Silver Codex (The Silver Codex #1)
The Silver Codex (The Silver Codex #1) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
50.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,564 ratings
50.
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1)
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,604 ratings
50.
A Hope Divided (The Loyal League, #2)
A Hope Divided (The Loyal League, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 3,204 ratings
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A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,340 ratings
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The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 90,916 ratings
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Burning Questions: A Novel
Burning Questions: A Novel 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings
57.
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 Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics (Feminine Pursuits, #1)
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics (Feminine Pursuits, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 14,409 ratings
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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,437 ratings
63.
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1)
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,743 ratings
63.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,292 ratings
63.
Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1)
Dining Out Around the Solar System (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings
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Tiffany Aching 4-Book Collection: A Hat Full of Sky / The Wee Free Men / Wintersmith / I Shall Wear Midnight
Tiffany Aching 4-Book Collection: A Hat Full of Sky / The Wee Free Men / Wintersmith / I Shall Wear Midnight 4.75 avg rating — 625 ratings
63.
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3)
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
63.
Extraction (Extraction, #1)
Extraction (Extraction, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 861 ratings
63.
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 113,751 ratings
70.
The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Cygnet, #1)
The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Cygnet, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
70.
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4) 4.36 avg rating — 59,588 ratings
70.
The Gone World
The Gone World 3.92 avg rating — 25,404 ratings
70.
A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals, #1)
A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 16,091 ratings
74.
Alphabet of Thorn
Alphabet of Thorn 4.09 avg rating — 6,141 ratings
74.
Game Of Thrones #5
Game Of Thrones #5 4.29 avg rating — 1,805 ratings
74.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 39,546 ratings
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The Governess
The Governess 3.26 avg rating — 68 ratings
77.
Murder at Irish Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series, #1)
Murder at Irish Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 70 ratings
77.
Memory
Memory 3.90 avg rating — 518 ratings
77.
Trade Me (Cyclone, #1)
Trade Me (Cyclone, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,671 ratings
81.
The Proposition
The Proposition 3.89 avg rating — 4,742 ratings
81.
Murder At Scottish Mensa (Mensa Mystery series #2)
Murder At Scottish Mensa (Mensa Mystery series #2) 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings
83.
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 12,544 ratings
83.
Murder at Dublin Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series #3)
Murder at Dublin Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings
83.
Gullstruck Island
Gullstruck Island 4.13 avg rating — 3,064 ratings
83.
Echos (Star Trek Voyager, #15)
Echos (Star Trek Voyager, #15) 3.74 avg rating — 616 ratings
87.
Wake (WWW, #1)
Wake (WWW, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 8,416 ratings
87.
Murder At Kildare Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series #4)
Murder At Kildare Mensa (Mensa Mystery Series #4) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings
87.
Fly by Night
Fly by Night 3.78 avg rating — 7,541 ratings
87.
The Escape
The Escape 3.52 avg rating — 759 ratings
91.
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1)
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 9,313 ratings
91.
Brave: Magical Story
Brave: Magical Story 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings
91.
Murder at Wicklow Mensa (Mensa Mystery, #5)
Murder at Wicklow Mensa (Mensa Mystery, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Daughters of a Coral Dawn (The Coral Dawn Trilogy, 1)
Daughters of a Coral Dawn (The Coral Dawn Trilogy, 1) 3.82 avg rating — 863 ratings
91.
In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)
In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 36,373 ratings
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Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) 4.76 avg rating — 453,389 ratings
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A Face Like Glass
A Face Like Glass 4.18 avg rating — 8,890 ratings
96.
Dreadnought!
Dreadnought! 3.61 avg rating — 1,704 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,702 ratings
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Battlestations!
Battlestations! 3.75 avg rating — 1,273 ratings
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