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Female Fantasy Heroes

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Here's a list of fantasy chapter books and graphic novels that feature powerful protagonists -- who just so happen to be girls!

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  • Adia is a twelve-year-old girl apprenticing in the kitchens at the prestigious Academy of Shamans, who must ally with a snarky goddess and a knife-wielding warrior to save her kingdom.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, [2023] — J HEN
  • Aria is raised by the Wind. She grew up in a castle, floating among the clouds with creatures of the air. Together, Aria and her gryphling Gwyn must go on a quest to rescue the Wind from a sinister alchemist named Worton.
    Book, 2023Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Young Readers, [2023] — J CON
  • Curious and rambunctious Diana thinks she has the whole warrior thing figured out: punching, archery, sword fighting. But as the village prepares for a festival celebrating the story of Hero—the first hero in Greek mythology— Diana and her goat,…
    Graphic Novel, 2023Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2023] — J DIA
  • Otter is a girl who is most comfortable on her family's ship, where she and her fathers collect the dragon hides that protect the queen's guards. Otter befriends a street-smart boy, and soon they realize that the fate of the kingdom needs to be in…
    Book, 2023New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023. — J MAR
  • Siku is the daughter of a river god, raised by a human father. But things are changing on the river. A great dam is being built, displacing thousands of Shonga people -- and things are changing in Siku, too, as her ability to manipulate water grows…
    Graphic Novel, 2023El Paso, TX : Catalyst Press, 2023. — J CLA
  • Twelve-year-old Anna must dig deep into her Hawaiian roots in order to save her best friend and her island from an angry fire goddess.
    Book, 2023New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023. — J MAU
  • Twelve-year-old Nic Blake wants to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful…
    Book, 20232023 — J THO
  • All Momo wants for her twelfth birthday is an ordinary life, but instead she finds out she is half human, half goddess and must unlock her divine powers to save her mother's life.
    Book, 2023New York : Labyrinth Road, [2023] — J SUG
  • Kai and Kishi share the same futon, the same face, and the same talent for pearl diving. When Kishi is stolen and killed by the legendary Ghost Whale, nothing will stop Kai from searching for her, deep in the ocean, hoping for a way to bring her…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, [2023] — J BEC
  • Shakti, a twelve-year-old Indian American girl, must learn the power of her ancestral magic if she wants to save her family and town from a dangerous curse.
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : HarperAlley, 2023. — J SIN
  • Corazon Lopez looks forward to her eleventh birthday, when she can finally be trained in wielding babaylan magic and use it to bring her parents back to life.
    Book, 2023Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2023. — J CHO
  • A graphic novel collection of girl-centered fantasy stories, based on Indonesian traditional tales.
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Holiday House, 2023. — J ANG
  • When a mysterious stranger arrives in Jersey City, Ms. Marvel must deal with an inhuman insurgency at the same time her alter ego, Kamala Khan, handles her first crush.
    Graphic Novel, 2019New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, Incorporated, 2019. — J MS
  • Cinder Moss, 8th grade mortal at Copperpenny Middle, doesn't know it, but Odin has a mission for her: slow down Ragnarok.
    Book, 2023Fresno, California : Milk & Cookies, [2023] — J BOD
  • Pinki, a young rakkhosh fire demon, does not want to lead the resistance against the Serpentine overlords, and she certainly does not want to be chosen rakkhosh queen, but somehow she finds herself wearing the crown of flames, with all the…
    Book, 2022New York : Scholastic Press, 2022. — J DAS