From: BudNotBuddy_at_aol.com <BudNotBuddy>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:57:30 EDT

Like Megan, I have a deep appreciation for A NORTHERN LIGHT,
_http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/a_northern_light.html_
(http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/a_northern_light.html)
  along with a couple of other great pieces of historic fiction featuring girls struggling against the social, political, and/or legal injustices of their times:
  UNCOMMON FAITH
_http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/uncommon_faith.html_
(http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/uncommon_faith.html)
  and
  OUR ONLY MAY AMELIA.
_http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/our_only_may_amelia.html_
(http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/our_only_may_amelia.html)
  But just as important are the books that portray young adult females as leaders and decisionmakers in a contemporary setting. And despite all of the more recent books I've read that meet this description, I can't help but think back to the groundbreaking character of Dicey Tillerman, who Cynthia Voigt was busy writing about twenty-five years ago. My admiration for those seven books only continues to grow.
 
(Now that we've seen Weetzie in middle age, I'd sure as heck love to know what Dicey is doing these days.)
  Richie Partington
_http://richiespicks.com_ (http://richiespicks.com/) BudNotBuddy at aol.com
Received on Tue 19 Jul 2005 10:57:30 AM CDT