Girls to the Rescue: Happily Ever After

Girls to the Rescue: Happily Ever After is a book with a collection of  ten different stories by different authors. Each story is about a brave girl who finds a way to solve a very complicated problem and get what she wants or help others who may be struggling. Many of the stories are folklore and are set in older times. The stories come from all over the world and give some history of the different stories passed down to children in different countries. In one of the stories called "Carla and the Greedy Merchant" a father goes out to sell some stuff he has made at the market. A greedy man comes by and tricks out of all the merchandise he is trying to selling along with his horse and buggy. He goes home and tells his daughter about what has happened and she is less than thrilled with the greedy man. She decides to find a way to get back their horse, buggy, merchandise, and some things that are valuable to the greedy man to show him how it feels. The young girl thinks all night and finally comes up with a plan, but will it work? You will have to read to find out!
    All of the stories in this book are about courageous young girls who overcome their fears and help out themselves along with other people they love. I think this is a great book for girls to read to help boost their self-confidence. I really like reading this book and I was so captivated by the clever thinking of all of these girls. I would definitely have this book in my classroom library.
    I think this would be a great book to read aloud to the class. The great thing is that the stories are short and divided into different chapters to it would be a great idea to pick a story (chapter) every day and read a it aloud to the class. I would also mix it up by alternating these stories with stories about young braves being brave. I think it is important to make sure to have courageous stories for both genders so one doesn't feel inferior to the other. I would also use this book as a lead into a creative writing lesson. This book would get students' creative juices flowing to create great stories. The content and level of this book is suitable for third grade and up. I don't think many boys would be interested in reading this whole book on their own because it is all about girls but I think they would enjoy hearing a few stories in it mixed with a few stories of brave boys.