Not One Damsel in Distress: Heroic Girls from World Folklore First Edition

Not One Damsel in Distress: Heroic Girls from World Folklore First EditionFrom celebrated author Jane Yolen comes this inspiring collection of folktales from around the world, all featuring strong female heroes. These fifteen folktales have one thing in common: brainy, bold, brave womenand not one damsel in distress! There is Bradamante, the fierce medieval knight; Li Chi, the Chinese girl who slays a dreaded serpent and saves her town; Makhta, a female warrior who leads her Sioux tribe into battle; and many more women who

So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way

unexpected turns

A baaaaaaaaaad seed

has been reduced to slavery

Washington Black tells a story of self-invention and betrayal

and the nature of their enemies

Terrified of the unknown and unsure of their ability to raise a child alone

from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell

Publisher: Candlewick (March 10

The charming

it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws

she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion