| A Tyranny of Petticoats |
| 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls |
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author/anthology editor: Jessica Spotswood
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Join an impressive sisterhood of today’s most talented YA writers for a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos. They're making their own way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals, facing down murderers and marriage proposals, ghosts and goddesses. And they all have a story to tell.
With stories by:
J. Anderson Coats
Andrea Cremer
Y. S. Lee
Katherine Longshore
Marie Lu
Kekla Magoon
Marissa Meyer
Saundra Mitchell
Beth Revis
Caroline Richmond
Lindsay Smith
Jessica Spotswood
Robin Talley
Leslye Walton
Elizabeth Wein |
| “The heroines are tough and memorable and full of heart, and the concept is irresistible.” — Booklist (starred review) |
suggested retail price (U.S.):
$9.99 |
isbn-10/isbn-13:
1536200255 / 9781536200256 |
pub date:
03/2018 |
type/format:
Anthology Fiction / Paperback |
age range:
14 yrs and up
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# of pages/size:
368 / 6" x 9" |
grade range:
Grade 9 and up
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subjects:
Girls & Women; Historical; Short Stories, Collections & Anthologies; |
author’s comments:
Jessica Spotswood is the author of the Cahill Witch Chronicles, a historical fantasy trilogy. She grew up near the Gettysburg battlefield, in Pennsylvania, but now lives in Washington, D.C., where she works for the District of Columbia Public Library system as a children's library associate. |
