Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan

Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World

Kathleen Ragan with Jane Yolen (Contributor)

450 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy short stories adventurous slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists in her daughters' books, Kathleen Ragan set out to collect the stories of our forgotten heroines. Gathered from around the world, from regions as diverse as sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe, f...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 155 reviews

Moods

adventurous 75%
informative 75%
inspiring 50%
lighthearted 50%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 25%
reflective 25%
relaxing 25%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.0

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.