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Girls who read....become Women who lead

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

We are an organization run by young readers. Every month we review the books we love — then we work with schools and community partners to put those books into the hands of kids across San Antonio and beyond.

Recognition

  • Serve on the Sunnie Reads Book Council, in collaboration with Hello Sunshine and Être Girls
  • First place in Texas — Speak Up Speak Out State Civic Action Competition
  • National Finalist — YMCA Youth Changemakers
  • Grant recipient — Office of the Mayor of San Antonio and the San Antonio Fitness Council
  • Girl Scouts of South Texas signature badge
  • San Antonio Business Journal non profit Impact award Honoree 2026
  • Featured on KSAT 12 News, San Antonio
  • TED Ed talk coming up October’26

Kids trust book recommendations from other kids.

That’s the idea behind everything we do. Our reviewers are students themselves, so every book we recommend and donate has been read, loved, and vouched for by a young reader.

REVIEW

We read first

Each month our team picks new titles, reads them and publishes honest reviews written in our own words.

DONATE

Then we give

With your support, we buy books we believe in and deliver them to schools, camps, and youth programs in San Antonio.

PARTNER

Together, we grow

We team up with local schools, bookstores, programs, and organizations to grow as readers

100+
Books Reviewed
10K+
Students Reached
50+
Community Partners

Our Latest Reviews

Reviewed by us. Recommended for you.

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If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin

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If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin

Ambassador Liya Moorjani
“Sometimes the things we want most are the things we can never have.” (Laura…
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The Remains of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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The Remains of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Ambassador Frances Lawson
“If some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to…
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The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

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The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

Ambassador Ellie Womack
Written by Simone de Beauvoir and published in 1967, The Woman Destroyed  follows the…
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I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Ambassador Bruna Litwinski
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy is an autobiography about the famous…
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The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

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The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Ambassador Victoria Schneider
The Sundial by Shirley Jackson marks a chilling detour into psychological suspense wrapped in…
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The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

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The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Ambassador Liya Moorjani
“The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind.” (Robert Galbraith,…
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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ambassador Frances Lawson
“They began to laugh at him for being so good” (The Idiot, Part I,…
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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Ambassador Ellie Womack
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” (Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca) As…
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