Nevertheless, the chance to do their own, small part to end the war is too important to waste. Her friends are eager to join her secret resistance, but if their deception is discovered, they'll surely be executed. There, Lida comes up with a daring plan: sabotage the bombs. Lida is rounded up with other youth and sent to a brutal labor camp where she and other children will be forced to make German bombs until they drop. However, the Ukrainian girl can't escape the horrors of World War II. Historical Fiction Starring Mighty GirlsĪt first, Lida believes that she and her family are safe from the Nazis since they aren't Jewish. Tween and teen readers will love getting to dip their toes into these different time periods - and to imagine what role they will play in the history that's being made today. Each of them stars a Mighty Girl character who shows that courageous, intelligent, and resilient girls have played a part in every culture and every time. In this blog post, we've shared many of our favorite works of historical fiction starring Mighty Girls! These books take place in settings around the world, in times from hundreds of years ago to a mere generation past. Plus, historical fiction has a particular role to play when studying eras where girls and women were often relegated to the sidelines: it can draw out their involvement in the major events of the period and show that, wherever history was being made, girls were there too. Top Children's Books for Celebrating SpringĪ Mighty Girl's top picks of historical fiction starring Mighty Girls for tweens and teens!įor many readers, a good work of historical fiction takes history from facts and figures on a page and brings it to life! Historical fiction encourages readers to imagine what it was like to live in times and places other than our own - and helps them see that, no matter when and where someone lives, people are more alike than different.A Mighty Girl's Back to School & Learn at Home Guide.Top Halloween Mighty Girl Books & Films.2013 Mighty Girl Books: A Year in Review.2014 Mighty Girl Books: A Year in Review.2015 Mighty Girl Books: A Year in Review.2016 Mighty Girl Books: A Year in Review.2017 Mighty Girl Books: A Year in Review.2018 Mighty Girl Books: A Year in Review.Top Environmental Movies featuring Mighty Girls.Travel Toys, Games, & Gear for Mighty Girls.Top Mighty Girl Books on Civil Rights History.

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