I missed this comment. There are countless representations of great role models for boys in books and one of MY passions is to find books that do that for girls. So often women and girls are someone’s sister, someone’s mother, someone’s daughter in books and not the main character, and if they are maybe the message isn’t one that exudes strength. I have long thought of putting together a list for boys but every time I sit down it’s way too long and honestly my heart is not in it. I blog because I am passionate about what I blog about and all of these lists are subjective. If you would like to suggest some books I would be more than happy to leave the list in comments.