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Hello! We are Neerja and Nidhi Bathla, founders of Girls for Books.

Girls for Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to increasing access, passion, and interest in reading in children and teens, especially girls.

We believe that many current students in our community don’t have access or desire to read or write, due to many factors, including societal pressures, lack of representation in reading, and the book banning initiative. Girls for Books is on a mission to change this narrative, because everyone deserves the right to read.

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Our Latest Reviews

Jan '26 PICK

Punching Bag by Rex Ogle

Jan '26 PICK

Punching Bag by Rex Ogle

Ambassador Sahana Sanjay
This was my second time reading this beautiful and heart-breaking memoir. Punching Bag by…
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Jan '26 PICK

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Jan '26 PICK

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Ambassador Hailie Dang
“Love was always a gift. The only thing that couldn’t be bought or sold…
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Nov '25 PICK

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Nov '25 PICK

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Ambassador Gia Herrera
“Better never means better for everyone… It always means worse, for some” (Margaret Atwood,…
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Oct '25 PICK

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Oct '25 PICK

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Ambassador Kiana Cunningham
“To avoid loneliness, we become a single, unthinking mass” (Sarah Langan, Good Neighbors) This…
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Oct '25 PICK

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Oct '25 PICK

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Ambassador Bruna Litwinski
Stephanie Garber’s Caraval is a spellbinding and original fantasy story about two sisters, Scarlett…
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Oct '25 PICK

You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

Oct '25 PICK

You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

Ambassador Kiana Cunningham
“Letting go isn’t about forgetting. It’s balancing moving forward with life, and looking back…
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Sep '25 PICK

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sep '25 PICK

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ambassador Ellie Womack
“He had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too…
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Sep '25 PICK

What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

Sep '25 PICK

What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

Ambassador Saachi Kashyap
“Change. It was there, after all” (Claire Swinarski, What Happened to Rachel Riley)  This…
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Sep '25 PICK

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Sep '25 PICK

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Ambassador Bruna Litwinski
Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince is an enthralling fantasy story about a human girl,…
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Sep '25 PICK

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Sep '25 PICK

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Ambassador Smaya Gedala
  Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a poetic and fictional story that…
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Sep '25 PICK

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Sep '25 PICK

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Ambassador Saavri Kommera
Written by Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass is a young adult fantasy novel…
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Sep '25 PICK

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Sep '25 PICK

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Ambassador Ellie Womack
“Women feel just as men feel; they suffer […] precisely as men would suffer;…
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