A valuable re-visioning of the hero myth through the figure of the female hero, this study also offers a new perspective on fantasy worlds created by women over the last forty years.

Alison Waller, University of Roehampton, UK

Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction offers readers compelling ways to reframe conventional understandings of the hero figure, YA fantasy literature, and constructions of adolescent womanhood more generally.

Sara K. Day, Truman State University, USA

I will recommend this book to students who are interested in gender in literature to encourage a reframing that allows new voices to enter the picture. Perhaps even more importantly, Phillips' book feels like an invaluable resource for thinking about how to choose, promote, and celebrate texts in a classroom setting. I'm convinced that Phillips' ideas will be helpful for literature teachers and Children's Literature scholars examining how meaning is created in the stories we study.

British Journal of Educational Studies