The goal of any society should be to raise its girls into strong, powerful women and raise its boys to value those women, and vice versa.

One of the best ways I know to help incubate strong women is to give young people books that feature inspiring young women.

Since today is International Women’s Day, here’s my list of the YA and MG books that should be on every young person’s list. Note: this list is just the beginning, but a good place to start!

I’d love to hear your suggestions!