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Everyone deserves the right to read

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. We believe that….

“Girls who read become women who lead”

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
  • Featured on KSAT 12 News, San Antonio

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 Impacted
50+
Community Partners

Our Latest Reviews

Reviewed by us. Recommended for you.

AUGUST '26 PICK

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

AUGUST '26 PICK

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Ambassador Gia Herrera
“A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back” (Marissa Meyer, Heartless) This quote…
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JULY '26 PICK

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

JULY '26 PICK

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

Ambassador Cerenitie Gamez
“…Next time you’re faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone…
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JULY '26 PICK

If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura

JULY '26 PICK

If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura

Ambassador Bruna Litwinski
If Cats Disappeared From The World is a heart-wrenching contemporary fiction novel by Genki…
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JULY '26 PICK

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

JULY '26 PICK

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Ambassador Gia Herrera
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold …” (S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders)  This quote emphasizes the…
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JUNE '26 PICK

Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes

JUNE '26 PICK

Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ambassador Smaya Gedala
Sugar by Jewel Parker Rhodes is about a 10 year old named “Sugar”, who…
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JUNE '26 PICK

Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me series)

JUNE '26 PICK

Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me series)

Ambassador Victoria Schneider
Tahereh Mafi’s Watch Me marks a bold new chapter in the Shatter Me universe,…
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JUNE '26 PICK

Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti

JUNE '26 PICK

Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti

Ambassador Cerenitie Gamez
“For the hopeless, and hopeful, romantics who don’t know they’re noticed in a crowded…
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JUNE '26 PICK

It’s Kind of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

JUNE '26 PICK

It’s Kind of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Ambassador Julia Jones
“I’m not better, you know.” (Craig Gilner, It’s Kind of a Funny Story)  This…
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