Courage, resilience, emotional intelligence, and intellectual rigor: strong girls know that developing skills like these is a life-long learning process, and they are up to the challenge! It also doesn’t hurt to get wise advice and encouragement along the way. Listen to the inspiring stories of these young women, and spread the word to the strong girls in your life.
Actress and activist Skai Jackson shares her lessons on life and her rise to stardom in this vibrant memoir about self-acceptance, girl empowerment, and the classy clapback. Skai’s story will encourage girls and boys alike to believe in themselves and to have the courage to follow their dreams.
In Akilah Hughes’s world, family—and life—are often complicated, but always funny. Through intimate and hilarious essays, Akilah takes listeners along on her journey from the small Kentucky town where she was born to New York City, where she took careful steps to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer and performer.
“Hughes uses her voice to enhance her text so that listeners will hear the love she has for her incredible mother…Her honesty and do-or-die attitude toward achieving her goals will appeal to listeners of all ages. This is a great story of dreaming big and perseverance.”—AudioFile
Part biography, part business how-to, and fully empowering, this book is the perfect gift for future entrepenuers…because you’re never too young to dream BIG! With colorful portraits, fun interviews and DIY tips, Girls Who Run the World features the success stories of 31 leading ladies today of companies like Rent the Runway, PopSugar, and Soul Cycle.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls will inspire young girls to be confident, to dream big, to cultivate their strength. Trade in princesses for presidents. Swap out Cinderella for Cleopatra tonight.
“Buy this audiobook for yourself and for the young people in your life. The stories, expertly read by a cast of fantastic performers, are inspiring, moving, and empowering.”—AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner