Having relented to the ways of her people in Pakistan and married the rich older man to whom she was pledged against her will, Shabanu is now the victim of his family's blood feud and the malice of his other wives.
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.
In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape.
In this book, authors debate how gender roles are established, whether women's roles have changed for the better, and whether men's roles have changed for the better.
The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher, a girl, is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.