Firefly & Fern

Beatrice Gormley

Ages 11–16identityfamily pressure

Nancy Springer

Ages 9–14mysteryindependence

Susan Bivin Aller

Ages 8–12courageindependent thinking

James Patterson

Ages 15–18faith and doubtjustice

E. L. Konigsburg

Ages 10–15historypower and ambition

Susann Cokal

Ages 14–18power and ambitionidentity

Esther M. Friesner

Ages 10–15ancient historyidentity

Victoria Aveyard

Ages 14–18power and corruptionresistance and rebellion

women's agency