Girls with Razor Hearts by Suzanne Young

With no other choice, Nami teams up with a group of rebels to save humans from eradication by AI.ĥ.

Except in this afterlife, Ophelia, an AI that serves people on Earth, has taken over as queen and forces humans to serve in the afterlife the same way she serves them on Earth. When Nami is murdered on her way to a party, she wakes up in the afterlife. Nami - The Infinity Courtsby Akemi Dawn Bowman As she seeks her way, Rima forges unexpected friendships with others who long for freedom, especially a handsome young artist named Maceo.Ĥ. Rima loves to ride horses alongside her abuela and Las Mambisas, the fierce women veterans who fought during Cuba’s wars for independence, and dreams of a day when she is free from fear and shame, the way she feels when she’s riding. Rima - Rima’s Rebellionby Margarita Engle Drawing upon a resilience she didn’t know she had, Zara leads a growing group of friends on an epic journey across a crumbling country back to her father’s compound, where their only hope for salvation lies.ģ. Until a malware attack on the United States electrical grids cuts off the entire country’s power. When seventeen-year-old Zara escaped her father’s backwoods survivalist compound five years ago, she traded crossbows and skinning hides for electricity and video games…and tried to forget the tragedy that drove her away. He’s grooming her, after all, to be the best…he says so. When she’s skilled enough to outshoot him with both a gun and bow and arrow, he grows furious when she won’t then shoot a baby rabbit who crosses their path.

When she runs laps the next day, she has to keep running until she’s faster than the day before.

When she wins a chess tournament, he’s angry she didn’t win with a better move and makes her run laps around the house.

Griffinĭidi tries her best to be a good girl, but it’s hard to keep track of her father’s rules. I hope they’ll do the same for you! 31 YA Books Featuring Strong Female Characters 1. They’re interesting, complex, and make me proud to be a woman. Whether they are physically, mentally, or emotionally strong (or all three), they are characters that make me want to be the best that I can be. These ladies are strong, independent, and inspirational. Some of my favorite female role models are fictional (though I’m not discounting the real ones!).

Girls with Razor Hearts by Suzanne Young