Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine

By Mary Fan and Paige Daniels

Smart is the new superpower.

Blast off into a world where science isn't just cool-it's how the day gets saved. This electrifying collection of young adult sci-fi short stories features fearless girls who wield science, technology, engineering, and math like superpowers. From cracking alien codes to piloting starships, designing dieselpunk aircraft to making wild discoveries, each heroine uses her brains, creativity, and grit to face down impossible odds. Whether outsmarting villains, solving mysteries, or engineering solutions in the far reaches of spaces, these girls prove that brilliance and bravery go hand in hand.

Proceed from sales will be donated to the Society of Women Engineers for the purpose of youth outreach and education. Let's show girls that they can be the next generation of inventors and more.

Stories by JD Cadmon, M.L.D. Curelas, Paige Daniels, Mary Fan, M. Frost, William R Herr, Andrew K. Hoe, Valerie Hunter, Brad Jurn, Kris Katzen, Jeanne Kramer-Smyth, Michael Main, C.W. Maurer, Annie McCann, Adriano Moraes, RM Nielsen, Jelani-Akin Parham, Josh Pritchett, Mackenzie Reide, Mariah Southworth, Beth Stombock, Raphael Sutton, A.J. Van Belle, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, and Estelle Wardrip.

Featuring illustrations by Ben Falco, Cathy Livers, Martina Localzo, Jarod Marchand, Adriano Moraes, RM Nielsen, Josh Pritchett, Harley Scroggins, and Kay Wrenn.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FFYZ79GK
• ISBN13: 9798280908697
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"