A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood

Instead, the other hunters come back with tails of a giant white winged monster. One day, her father goes away for a hunt, but then does not return. She is an Inuit girl who lives with her parents in a village and because she is their only child has been privy to learning about hunting and dog sledding. Marie Lu’s contribution toÂ A Tyranny of Petticoats is about this girl named Yakone who was born during the red Northern Lights. Also, we learn about Davy Jones’s ladyfriend, Mother Carey. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned. Joe sees her chance to earn a large share of treasure for herself and her father and seizes it. The story is about a Black young woman who is a pirate, who dresses as a boy and goes by Joe and works with her father aboard various pirate ships. The opening story ofÂ A Tyranny Of Petticoats isÂ Mother Carey’s Table by J. I was basically right! This anthology contains stories about girls with diverse backgrounds and experiences and I LOVED IT a whole lot. Ages 14 up.I LOVE SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES! Especially ones about swashbuckling badass girls, so of courseÂ A Tyranny Of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers, & Other Badass Girls edited by Jessica Spotswood was right up my alley. These energizing, adventurous, and occasionally somber tales will readily please fans of historical fiction. Historical figures like pilot Bessie Coleman, voodoo priestess Marie Laveau, and robber Bonnie Parker make cameos, while author notes help contextualize the stories. Other stories are set in Civil War era Washington, D.C., Indiana during the Great Depression, post-WWII Los Angeles, and Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots. Lee's 'The Legendary Garrett Girls,' two sisters fight to protect the bar they run in 1898 Alaska. Helen, an heiress in 19th-century Chicago, flees to the Wyoming frontier to escape a forced marriage in Beth Revis's 'Pearls.' And in Y.S.

In Marie Lu's 'The Journey,' set in 1723, an Inuit teenager, Yakone, attempts a dangerous cross-country journey after her parents are murdered. Anderson Coats's harrowing 'Mother Carey's Table,' 16-year-old Joe dresses as a boy to accompany her father aboard a pirate ship.

Fifteen female authors including Andrea Cremer, Kekla Magoon, Marissa Meyer, and Elizabeth Wein deliver a delightful selection of historical tales set in North America and featuring strong-willed, capable women.

A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood