7 Quotes by Jason Porath

What's 'suitable for kids' defines what sort of kids we as a society want. And right now, the girls society wants are the ones who can fit on a short list—while the list for boys is without borders or end.

If girls can be anything, let them be anything. This is a book for any girl who ever felt she didn't fit in. You are not alone. You come from a long line of bold, strong, fearless women. Glory in that. This is a book for anyone who ever underestimated a girl.

. . . time and time again her allies would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

During some of the darkest days of the American Revolution, a courageous patriot risked life and limb to alert the rebels to the approaching British. This hero rode at breakneck speeds on a rain-slick night through dangerous territory, evading enemy soldiers and brigands to rouse the Americans against the menace at their doors. Paul who? We’re talking about Sybil Ludington, a 16-year-old girl.

This is a book for any girl who ever felt she didn’t fit in. You are not alone. You come from a long line of bold, strong, fearless women. Glory in that.

What’s ‘suitable for kids’ defines what sort of kids we as a society want. And right now, the girls society wants are the ones who can fit on a short list – while the list for boys is without borders or end.

She begin to read. And read. And in short order, she became dangerous.