Grrl Books

This book list was developed by the participants of the Baton Rouge Unitarian Church‘s Mothers and Daughters Book Club in 2002.

Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine

Author interview
HarperChildrens.Com — interviews and bio
Author website
Eduscapes — great links
Webcast of presentation at Bookfest ’07 (35 min.)


Alanna: Book 1: Song of the Lioness, by Tamora Pierce

Author website
Radio interview with Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce webring
Dare to be Stupid — Tamora Pierce Livejournal



Jade Green: a Ghost Story, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Author website at Simon and Schuster
Phyllis Renolyds Naylor Papers, U. Southern Mississippi — bio, library holdings
Educational Paperback Association
Lesson plans


Dream Weaver, by Louise Lawrence

Scifan.net – bibliography
Note: Author’s real name is Elizabeth Rhoda Wintle Holden




Redwall, by Brian Jacques (pronounced Jakes)

Official Redwall Website
Author interview
Lesson plans


Wise Child, by Monica Furlong

Obituary (1/14/2003)
Wikipedia entry




The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Complete E-text
Author website — links to e-texts, biography, audio readings, etc.
Frances Hodgson Burnette Papers, U. Southern Mississippi — bio, library holdings
Lesson Plans


The Last Unicorn, by Peter Beagle

Author website
FAQ about the Last Unicorn
Lesson plans



Magic Can Be Murder, by Vivian Vande Velde

SF Site Review — bib and links
Bulletin
Author website



The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley

Author website — official website, includes spoilers, interviews, faq




The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Lowry Page — bio, links, summaries, links, bib, pics
Author website
Children’s Literature Newsletter




Book 2; In the Hand of the Goddess, by Tamora Pierce

See Alanna





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