Staff Pick
I can't say enough good things about this fantastic collection of American historical, female-centric YA short stories. Some of these ladies are of mixed heritage, some are gay, some are immortal, some are orphans, some are killers. There's a Three Fates retelling set in the Southwest desert, a paranormal assassin in the pre-revolutionary Northeast, a bank robber protecting her family during the Great Depression, a young Annie Oakley and her determined schoolteacher... What's not to love here??? Recommended By McKenzie W., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines. Crisscross America -- on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains -- from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today's most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos. They're making their own way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals, facing down murderers and marriage proposals. And they all have a story to tell.
With stories by:
J. Anderson Coats
Andrea Cremer
Y. S. Lee
Katherine Longshore
Marie Lu
Kekla Magoon
Marissa Meyer
Saundra Mitchell
Beth Revis
Caroline Richmond
Lindsay Smith
Jessica Spotswood
Robin Talley
Leslye Walton
Elizabeth Wein