![]() In YA you rarely find leading females that are just pretty props for handsome boys to do their heroics. ![]() Yes, there is the occasional really sad-girl-being-sad book (ugh), but for the most part YA books are about girls surviving, overcoming, or making things happen. In my honest opinion, nearly all of them feature strong female characters. I read a lot of YA books from the famous books to barely-heard-of indies. ![]() Girls who are outspoken, willful, smarter than average, and cunning. We’re talking about outstanding young women who have grit, fortitude, determination, and courage. Being that none of our books are about martial arts or superheroes, we aren’t talking about the literal kicking of asses, for the most part. So, this begs the question, what the heck do we consider to be Kick Ass Girls? To me, that term sparks images of Buffy doing roundhouses and slaying vampires. And! We’re doing a rafflecopter giveaway (see below for details.). Several of us have written short stories base on our characters for an anthology that was released this weekend and is FREE! A bunch of our books are being knocked down to 99 cents all next week. We’re hosting a Facebook party on the 22nd. We’ve been doing Twitter talks on Friday nights about it. Sixteen authors published by Fire and Ice YA Books have banded together this month to promote the strong female protagonists of our young adult novels. ![]()
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