Damsels in distress? Not in these empowering fables and folktales, wherever girls take the lead and therefore are their own heroines. With stories from all elements of the world — from Egypt to Russia and beyond — these feminist fables incorporate tales of girls fighting in war, leading their families to riches, winning the favor of the king, p

It doesn’t help that her fifty percent-siblings Aphrodite and Apollo are wreaking havoc at your house. Sheppard manages to properly Blend the fantastical with the practical in her debut novel, and readers will find it very easy to relate to Helen – even when their own mother and father aren’t historical deities. while young adult romances us