Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14

by Holly Smith and Erica Bauermeister

Book Overview

"Bravo They've given adults and young girls a much-needed treasure map of heroines and 'she-roes'...It blazes an important path in the forest of children's literature."--Jim Trelease.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140257322
• ISBN13: 9780140257328
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous life-changing book for my daughter!

Let's Hear it for the Girls inspired my daughter to read Anne of Green Gables and then she went on to read all of LM Montgomery's juvenile work plus one adult book of hers too! Now my daughter is reading Gone with the Wind! Your Let's Hear it moved her from the Babysitters Club to big fulfilling healthy books!

The best of the "Books for Girls" books

I have about 3 "best books for girls" books and this is the best . . . . It has books not listed elsewhere and it lacks the overly earnest, kid-lit-as-feminist-tract tone that some reviewers take when evaluating books for girls. (I'm a feminist so please don't take this the wrong way.) Many of my five-year-old daughter's favorite books are listed in this guide.

A reference to curl up with for adults and children.

Great book! Steers you to old favorites and new finds via indices for author, title, date of pub, genre, region & subject. Recommended age ranges recognize the variation in reading development and draw you on to the next level. A fun book to read just on its own.

Exceptional resource- consise and delightful writing

Wonderful reference- easy to scan, consise and delightful writing. Must have for children's librarians or those who value what their children read and wish to offer more choices.

Excellent resource if you buy books for girls, or'd like to!

If you want to share or create a love of reading in girls this age, this book is an oustanding resource. It can also help you find unusual books, if you don't know what books they've already read. It can be especially helpful for buying for nieces and grandchildren, when we are out of their daily reading loops. The format is easy to use, and the suggested titles are books that girls (and boys) will love to read