Bad Girls by Jane Yolen - ISBN: 9781580891868
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From Delilah to Cleopatra, from Anne Boleyn and (bloody) Queen Mary, to Calamity Jane, Typhoid Mary and more, the 26 notorious women analyzed here all have rotten reputations. But were these vixen really as wicked as hey exploits, as well as jaunty discussion about whether there could be another side to their stories.

Bad Girls

Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves and Other Female Villains

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    172 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2015

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Summary

Now in paperback, Bad Girls presents twenty-six of history’s most notorious women together in one volume, begging readers to answer the question if these notable females are really bad, or did history just give them a bad rap?From Jezebel to Catherine the Great, from Cleopatra to Mae West, from Mata Hari to Bonnie Parker, strong women have been a problem for historians, storytellers, and readers. Strong females smack of the unfeminine. They have been called wicked, wanton, and willful. Someti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781580891868
ISBN-10:1580891861
Author:Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Rebecca Guay
Publisher:Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Imprint:Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:172
Release Date:15 September 2015
Weight:403g
Dimensions:229mm x 154mm x 12mm
About The Author

Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of nearly three hundred children’s books, including Sea Queens; Last Laughs; Snow, Snow- Winter Poems (Boyds Mills), and The Rogues (Philomel). She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas. Jane lives in Western Massachusetts and Scotland.Heidi E. Y. Stemple is the author of more than a dozen children’s books, several co-authored with her mother, Jane Yolen. Recent titles include Pretty Princess Pig and Not All Princesses Dress in Pink. Heidi lives in Western Massachusetts.Acclaimed for her mastery of comics, Rebecca Guay has illustrated many books for children, including A Flight of Angels, The Last Dragon, and Goddesses. Rebecca lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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