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29 Awesome Books With Strong Female Protagonists

In honor of National Women's History Month, Buzzfeed.com recently posted a list of 29 books that include a strong female protagonist. How many of them have you read?
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
2
Patricia C. Wrede
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
3
Jesmyn Ward
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
4
Anita Diamant
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
5
E. L. Konigsburg
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
6
Caucasia (Danzy Senna)
Caucasia
7
Danzy Senna
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
8
Gail Carson Levine
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
9
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
10
Heidi W. Durrow
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
11
Tamora Pierce
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
12
Elizabeth Strout
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
13
Charlotte Bronte
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
14
Louisa May Alcott
Three Strong Women (Marie Ndiaye)
Three Strong Women
15
Marie Ndiaye
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
16
Nicola Griffith
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
17
Scott O'Dell
Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Marisha Pessl)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
18
Marisha Pessl
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
19
Margaret Atwood
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
20
Neil Gaiman
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
21
Isabel Allende
Dreaming in Cuban
Dreaming in Cuban
22
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
23
L.M. Montgomery
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
24
Carson McCullers
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
25
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
26
Octavia E. Butler
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
27
Louise Fitzhugh
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
28
Julia Alvarez
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
29
Elena Ferrante
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