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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The caped sixth grader	Zoe Quinn	As part of a school project, twelve-year-old superhero trainee Zoe gets to intern with Electra Allbright, the author of her favorite comic book series, and still manages to fit in some rescues and fo…	OL15135298W
The Black Stiletto	Raymond Benson	Martin Talbot is stunned when he discovers several hidden volumes of his elderly mother's diaries which tell of her adventures as the Black Stiletto, an underground heroine who operated in the late 1…	OL16589243W
The Black stiletto	Raymond Benson	Hollywood actress Judy Cooper--who lives a double life as a vigilante called The Black Stiletto--volunteers to work for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, only to become involved in a devious p…	OL17900074W
Heroines of the American Revolution	Idella Bodie	Briefly profiles fifteen women who performed heroic acts during the American Revolution, as spies, soldiers, and in other capacities.	OL1822342W
Daughters of fire	Fran Manushkin	Eleven stories about women of the Hebrew Bible who influenced the course of Jewish history through their courageous actions.	OL1922360W
Batgirl	Gail Simone	"Gotham City can be dangerous. No one knows this more than Barbara Gordon. Recovered physically but not emotionally, Batgirl is back on patrol. Unfortunately, others have their own ideas about how be…	OL19663118W
Women who dared	Linda Skeers	Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, yet they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers. This new compilation of short biographies features women throu…	OL19714135W
Pretty guardian Sailor Moon	Naoko Takeuchi	Sailor Moon must unite every guardian in the solar system in order to confront Chibi-Usa's sickly friend Hotaru, who is actually Sailor Saturn, Deity of Destruction, as well as being possessed by Mas…	OL19959669W
Athena Voltaire	Steve Bryant	"In the knuckle-dusting style of classic pulp adventure comes Athena Voltaire, the beautiful globetrotting aviatrix who takes on Nazis, secret societies, zombies, and unspeakable occult creatures! Fr…	OL19997548W
Princeless	Jeremy Whitley	Angoisse Ashe, the oft-forgotten middle sister of the Ashe royal family, is locked in a castle deep in the swamp. Not only is her castle guarded by zombies, but the swamp is full of dangerous hazards…	OL20011686W
Fushigi Yugi	Yuu Watase	"Fifteen-year-old Miaka Yuki is transported into an ancient Chinese kingdom by an old book, 'The universe of the four gods.' Following the legend in the story, Miaka becomes the Priestess of Suzaka a…	OL20858195W
Laura Secord	Jennifer Howse	Learn all about Laura Secord, and her importance in Canadian history.	OL24278095W
Śikhara Bhāratīya mahilāem̐	Prakr̥ti Rāya	Brief biographies of various famous female personalities from different fields of India.	OL24698876W
A woman nobly planned	John J. Toffey	Flora MacDonald's 10-day adventure with Bonnie Prince Charlie in June 1746 brought her instant fame and a year of captivity. While in London, she became a darling of society, sitting for portraitists…	OL2653633W
African-American heroes & heroines	Kathryn I. Bel Monte	Profiles African American men and women who have succeeded in fields such as politics, medicine, law, science, education, art, sports, business, and the military.	OL2726392W
Hearts of Fire	Battle, Kemp P.	A collection of hundreds of fascinating stories and legends that celebrate the inner life and outer dynamism of women in American history.	OL2750440W
Grudge match	Marc A. Cerasini	Kim must save Ron Stoppable, who finds himself in the ring with a pro-wrestler named The Jackal.	OL520417W
The Maid of the North	Ethel Johnston Phelps	A collection of twenty-one folk and fairy tales from around the world featuring clever heroines.	OL6332868W
Dragonsong	Anne McCaffrey	Menolly, a young fisher's daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harper's craft. Her musical talent is not valued in her fishing hold, especially by her parents the holders, as women in g…	OL73385W