Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Heroines From Books:
- Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- Anne Elliot from Persuasion by Jane Austen.
- Anne Shirley from the Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery.
- Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
- Sabriel & Lirael from the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix (pictured above).
- Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
- Littlest One from Gossamer by Lois Lowry.
- Lucy Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis.
- Pippi Longstocking from the series by Astrid Lindgren.
- Frances from the series by Russell Hoban (pictured below).
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I love your list and we have quite a few overlaps (Lucy, Anne, Elizabeth Bennet). I especially like your additions of Sabriel and Lirael – I have been reflecting while reading Abhorsen that Nix is pretty great at writing female characters. I also like Pippi! I didn’t think of her at all but I remember as a child being so envious of how free-spirited, fearless and full of fun she was!
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Thanks! I included some kids’ heroines because it’s something I’ve been thinking about lately for my kids – wanting to give them literary figures to admire. 🙂
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I love so many of these characters with Elizabeth Bennett and Hermione being at the top of my list!
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Lizzie and Hermione are some of the best because they’re incredibly relatable. My personality is very similar to Lizzie, and I love Hermione’s bookishness. 🙂
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KATNISS IS SOMEONE I LOVED TOO!
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Katniss is an incredibly flawed character, which is a major reason that I love her. It’s not truly bravery if you’re not scared, right? Prim and Rue deserve to be on the list as well. 🙂
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Wow I’m surprised to see Pippi, almost forgot about her!
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I have kids, so I tend to include some picture books & middle grade books in my TTTs. Pippi is fabulous fun!
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The people who don’t put Hermione and Katniss on their lists don’t deserve to be here. Lol.
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Haha! I almost didn’t include them, or Elizabeth Bennett and Anne Shirley, simply because I thought they would be on everyone’s list. But leaving them off would be dishonest, because I LOVE them! I’ve seen / thought of SO MANY others that could be here too.
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Same! There are SO many awesome women in literature!
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Yes, a wonderful list! How could I have forgotten about Lucy and also Frances? These are both excellent choices! Love it, Selah!
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Thanks, Katie! I know, I keep seeing ones I forgot too!
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I haven’t seen Pippi on any other lists but what an awesome choice! Those are such fun books. 🙂
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Pippi is so fun! I’m planning to read the books to my kids this summer. It’ll be a re-read for my son, but the first time for my daughter. I think she’s going to love Pippi. 😀
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What a great list! Lots of overlap here, too. I love Lucy and Frances and Pippi, even if they didn’t make my list. And I need to read the Garth Nix series!
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You really should! Sabriel, Lirael, and their sidekicks are all wonderful!
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I love Gossamer! It’s such a quick, insightful little read. Proof that you don’t have to write a giant tome to say something profound! 🙂
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Agreed – Lois Lowry is the queen of little books with big messages. 🙂
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