The fairy godmother's assistant / Bruce Lansky -- Troop 13 to the rescue / Penny Warner -- The clever daughter / Martha Johnson -- Liza and the lost letter / Bruce Lansky -- Keesha and the rat / J.M. Kelly -- Young Maid Marian and her amazing, astounding pig / Stephen Mooser -- Dingo trouble / Debra Tracy -- Kamal and the thieves / adapted by Bruce Lansky from an Indian folktale -- Fishing for trouble / Sandy Cudmore -- Grandma Rosa's bowl / adapted by Bruce Lansky from a Grimm Brothers' story -- Railroad through and through / Cynthia Mercati -- Sarah's pickle jar / adapted by Bruce Lansky from a Chinese folktale -- On the way to broken bow / Marianne J. Dyson.
Summary:
A collection of stories about girls and young women who don't sit around and wait for a prince to rescue them.
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