International Women's Day 2026 - YA

Celebrating International Women's Day in our Young Adult collection, with books about and by incredible women, real and fictional.

Updated February 16, 2026
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Little Women
Alcott, Louisa May
Audiobook
With humor and pathos, Little Women follows the lives of four young women and their mother as they face the daily struggles of life in the 19th century. First published in 1868, this memorable and touching coming-of-age masterpiece is beloved by generations. Set in Concord, Massachusetts,...
Normal women : making history for 900 years
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
"An amazing read." --The Los Angeles Times The #1 New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her magnum opus--a landmark work of feminist nonfiction that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history...
Plan A
Caletti, Deb
Paper Book
A sixteen-year-old girl's road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative journey of vulnerability, strength, and above all, choice. From the acclaimed author of A Heart in a Body in the World, this is both an achingly tender love story and a bold, badly needed...
Lady Knight
Howard, Amalie
Paper Book
The daughter of a duke defies the rules of London high society with the help of the resident rake-who just so happens to be her brother's best friend-in this fun teen historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Queen Bee. "A ridiculously romantic,...
Black girl you are Atlas
Watson, Renée
Paper Book
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renee Watson. In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renee Watson writes about her experience...
Iron widow
Zhao, Xiran Jay
Paper Book
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! A USA Today bestseller! Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to...
The enigma girls : how ten teenagers broke ciphers, kept secrets, and helped win World War II
Fleming, Candace
Paper Book
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. With numerous starred reviews and accolades, from award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave and dedicated young women who helped turn the tides of World War II for the Allies, with their hard work and...
Hear her howl
DeRose, Kim
Paper Book
As fiercely feminist as it is hopeful, this speculative, sapphic YA romance from the author of For Girls Who Walk through Fire is simultaneously a modern-day war cry and a PSA that there is a wolf who slumbers inside us all--we only have to wake her. Rue's life is over. After she's caught kissing a...
The singular life of Aria Patel
Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
★A Locus Award Finalist!★ For fans of You've Reached Sam and See You Yesterday, this captivating and mind-bending second-chance romance explores what it means to love--even across the multiverse. Aria Patel...

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