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Spotswood, Jessica, Editor

A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls

354 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7848-7 $17.99
(4) YA This uneven girl-power-focused anthology presents fifteen historical-fiction short stories that span from 1710 "British North America" to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The female protagonists are from diverse backgrounds, including a black pirate and a teacher in 1870s Wyoming territory. Some narratives aren't fully developed, but contributions from Elizabeth Wein, Y. S. Lee, Kekla Magoon, and editor Spotswood are compelling.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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