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To pass the Bechdel Test, a book must have (i) at least two female characters who (ii) talk to each other about (iii) something other than a man/men.
No guarantees though, as most are added from memory.
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Little (Grrl) Lost (Newford, #16)
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Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 2,014 ratings
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The Night Watch
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3.71 avg rating — 32,945 ratings
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The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
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Heather B. Moore (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 8,812 ratings
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| 499 |
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The One Who Swam with the Fishes (Girls of the Mahabharata #1)
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Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 86 ratings
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| 505 |
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Mare's War
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Tanita S. Davis (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 1,069 ratings
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| 505 |
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Caroline's Battle (American Girls: Caroline, #5)
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Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 975 ratings
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| 505 |
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Becoming Bobbie
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3.84 avg rating — 83 ratings
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| 505 |
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Prayers for the Stolen
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Jennifer Clement (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 10,480 ratings
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| 505 |
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The Bastard of Istanbul
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Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 62,839 ratings
score: 48,
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| 510 |
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Jumped
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3.43 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
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| 510 |
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Caroline Takes a Chance (American Girls: Caroline, #4)
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Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 886 ratings
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Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
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4.26 avg rating — 96,747 ratings
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Miss Timmins' School for Girls
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Nayana Currimbhoy (Goodreads Author)
3.08 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
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| 510 |
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Tales from the Town of Widows: And Chronicles from the Land of Men
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James Cañón (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 1,279 ratings
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| 510 |
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Pollyanna
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| 516 |
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Bleeding Violet
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3.64 avg rating — 5,584 ratings
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| 516 |
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A Surprise for Caroline (American Girls: Caroline, #3)
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Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 951 ratings
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| 516 |
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Von Mädchen und Drachen: ein Märchenroman
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3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
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| 516 |
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Landing
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Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author)
3.41 avg rating — 4,035 ratings
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| 516 |
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Mambo Hips and Make Believe
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4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
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| 516 |
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A Jest of God
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3.96 avg rating — 3,414 ratings
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| 516 |
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100 Days and 99 Nights
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3.54 avg rating — 170 ratings
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| 516 |
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The Secret of Nightingale Wood
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Lucy Strange (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 4,815 ratings
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| 524 |
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Far from Xanadu
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3.69 avg rating — 4,007 ratings
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| 524 |
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Caroline's Secret Message (American Girls: Caroline, #2)
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Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
score: 45,
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| 524 |
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The Mermaids Singing
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Lisa Carey (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
score: 45,
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| 524 |
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Girls Lost
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3.10 avg rating — 2,862 ratings
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| 524 |
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Royalty Undercover (Princess Protection Program, #2)
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3.81 avg rating — 58 ratings
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| 524 |
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The Agony House
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Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 1,769 ratings
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| 530 |
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Rage: A Love Story
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3.63 avg rating — 3,402 ratings
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| 530 |
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Meet Caroline (American Girls: Caroline, #1)
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Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 2,121 ratings
score: 44,
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| 530 |
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Goldie Vance Vol. 1
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3.91 avg rating — 6,007 ratings
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| 530 |
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Invisible Ellen
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Shari Shattuck (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 1,669 ratings
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| 530 |
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Revenge of the Red Club
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Kim Harrington (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 409 ratings
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| 530 |
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Peril at King's Creek: A Felicity Mystery
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4.09 avg rating — 1,303 ratings
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| 530 |
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The Illustrated Mum (Illustrated Mum, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 17,834 ratings
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| 537 |
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Huntress
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Malinda Lo (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 13,457 ratings
score: 43,
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| 537 |
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The Land Girls
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Victoria Purman (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 1,238 ratings
score: 43,
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| 537 |
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Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot
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Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 622 ratings
score: 43,
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| 537 |
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The One Who Had Two Lives (Girls of the Mahabharata #2)
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Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings
score: 43,
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| 541 |
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Ash
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Malinda Lo (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 37,632 ratings
score: 42,
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| 541 |
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Not My Ruckus
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Chad Musick (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 143 ratings
score: 42,
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| 541 |
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Body of Stars
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Laura Maylene Walter (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
score: 42,
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| 541 |
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What Alice Forgot
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Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 507,520 ratings
score: 42,
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| 545 |
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The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
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4.30 avg rating — 118,954 ratings
score: 41,
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| 545 |
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Lucy
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Laurence Gonzales (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 2,481 ratings
score: 41,
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| 545 |
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Return to Isis (Isis, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 174 ratings
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| 545 |
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A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery
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4.07 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
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| 545 |
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The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 31,212 ratings
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| 550 |
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Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)
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4.25 avg rating — 67,040 ratings
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| 550 |
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R Is for Rebel
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J. Anderson Coats (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 172 ratings
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| 550 |
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Légende: The Story of Philippa and Aurélie
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Jeannine Allard (Pseudonym)
4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
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| 550 |
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Summer Sisters
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 128,627 ratings
score: 40,
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| 550 |
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Traitor in Williamsburg: A Felicity Mystery
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4.07 avg rating — 883 ratings
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| 550 |
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The Family Gathering (Sullivan's Crossing, #3)
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Robyn Carr (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 16,711 ratings
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| 556 |
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Odd Girl Out
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3.54 avg rating — 2,448 ratings
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| 556 |
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Gefangen im Palast von Babylon (Die Kinder des Dschinn, #2)
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3.85 avg rating — 13,081 ratings
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| 556 |
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Fearless
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3.87 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
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| 556 |
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Sweet Creek
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Lee Lynch (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 47 ratings
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| 556 |
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Smart Women
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 8,723 ratings
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| 556 |
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Secrets at Camp Nokomis: A Rebecca Mystery
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3.92 avg rating — 445 ratings
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| 556 |
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Bend Your Knees & Do Your Best
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Kalyani (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings
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| 563 |
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Das Rätsel der neunten Kobra (Die Kinder des Dschinn, #3)
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3.88 avg rating — 10,431 ratings
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Like Sisters on the Homefront
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4.20 avg rating — 1,532 ratings
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Land Girls (Land Girls #1)
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3.77 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
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The Missing Magic (B Magical, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 180 ratings
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A Fine Balance
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4.38 avg rating — 158,067 ratings
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| 568 |
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Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
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4.38 avg rating — 343 ratings
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| 568 |
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Femlandia
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Christina Dalcher (Goodreads Author)
3.47 avg rating — 4,869 ratings
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| 568 |
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Love Bites (My Sister the Vampire, #6)
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4.27 avg rating — 2,643 ratings
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| 568 |
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Warcross (Warcross, #1)
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Marie Lu (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 121,540 ratings
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| 572 |
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The Doll Hospital
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4.07 avg rating — 107 ratings
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| 572 |
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The Golden Day
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Ursula Dubosarsky (Goodreads Author)
3.47 avg rating — 1,321 ratings
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| 572 |
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Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women
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3.73 avg rating — 320 ratings
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Take Two (My Sister the Vampire, #5)
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4.26 avg rating — 2,767 ratings
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Secrets
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| 577 |
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Pictures of Hollis Woods
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4.03 avg rating — 30,504 ratings
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| 577 |
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Der Schattengänger (Jette Weingärtner #4)
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3.83 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
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| 577 |
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Who Runs the World?
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Virginia Bergin (Goodreads Author)
2.96 avg rating — 2,694 ratings
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| 577 |
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The Ladies
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3.61 avg rating — 177 ratings
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| 577 |
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Fangtastic! (My Sister the Vampire, #2)
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4.17 avg rating — 4,699 ratings
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| 577 |
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The Rose and the Yew Tree
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Mary Westmacott (Pseudonym)
3.65 avg rating — 2,663 ratings
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| 583 |
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Der Scherbensammler (Jette Weingärtner #3)
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3.94 avg rating — 2,267 ratings
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The Guineveres
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3.28 avg rating — 3,550 ratings
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Womonseed
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3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Re-Vamped! (My Sister the Vampire, #3)
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4.26 avg rating — 7,773 ratings
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
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Balli Kaur Jaswal (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 110,395 ratings
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| 588 |
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The Forestwife (Forestwife Saga, #1)
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Theresa Tomlinson (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
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This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3)
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3.79 avg rating — 34,644 ratings
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Der Mädchenmaler (Jette Weingärtner #2)
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3.84 avg rating — 2,646 ratings
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Secret Places
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
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Beth Hoffman (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 87,092 ratings
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The Knaveheart's Curse (Vampire Island, #2)
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Adele Griffin (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 187 ratings
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Koni: The Story of a Champion
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4.28 avg rating — 274 ratings
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| 595 |
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Der Erdbeerpflücker (Jette Weingärtner #1)
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Monika Feth (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 6,126 ratings
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| 595 |
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Devoted
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Jennifer Mathieu (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
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| 595 |
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The Wives of Los Alamos
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TaraShea Nesbit (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 7,566 ratings
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The Masked Ball
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3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings
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| 595 |
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Coraline
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4.06 avg rating — 39,484 ratings
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| 600 |
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Das Akhenaten-Abenteuer (Die Kinder des Dschinn #1)
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The two female characters should have a name.
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Ballesaweston wrote: "The two female characters should have a name."Yes!
And also not be overwhelmingly minor characters that they barely count, like those in the Harry Potter books.
I'd add "feature" instead of just "have" female characters to the description, and that would get rid of lots of books on this list (and therefore make it much more useful).
There's a new & improved test, or 'lens' if you will, but I don't remember it. Googling didn't get it for me (please you try) but it did get this, which is both funny and serious: The Women's Direction: /blog/we-should-scrap-the-bechdel-test
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