Book Description

Twenty-five great stories about twenty-five clever and courageous girls!

In most fairy tales, the helpless girl waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the girls featured in the Girls to the Rescue series' seven books are not only smart, they're also spunky enough to save the day when the going gets tough. And the response to the series from girls, parents, teachers, booksellers, and reviewers has been overwhelmingly positive. For The Best of Grils to the Rescue, Bruce Lansky selected twenty-five stories that rise above the rest. ... Read more

Book Description

Eight great stories about eight
clever and courageous girls!

Once again, girls save the day in these eight exciting, inspiring, and entertaining stories from around the world

Inside you will find such heroes as:

• Kimberly, a 13-year-old American girl, who must Iand a plane flying through, a storm after the pilot is knocked and the plane loses electrical power.
• Goldie, a Jewish girl, who helps her family smuggle her two brothers out of Russia to protect them from being drafted into the Russian army.
• Taneya, a Rwandan girl, who uses her wits an her skill at basketball to outwit poachers and to save a young gorilla.
• Reni, living in the Sumatran rain forest, who must dispose of a tiger that has taken away her grandfather's livelihood.

Reviews (9)

Megan's Review- The Royal Joust
The Royal Joust is about a boy who did not compete in the finals because he got sideswiped on his horse by another competer and he could not move. His sister Lindsay was a little mad so she went to the competition and pretended she was Reggie. She won the competition. That night the award person came down and her mother found out what she had done but she was proud.

Adam's Review!

When her brother Reggie was unable to compete in the final round of the royal joust,Lindsey disguises herself in an attempt to claim the trophy in her brother's place.She unseated two oppenets to get to the final round.Read the book to find out what happens next!!!!

An Okay Book
I thought the play was ok ours was called Temper Temper and it was a story inside a story.The book wasnt very advendurous at all,it has some funny scenes where I can change my voice to make it funny but it really wasnt a play that I would want to read again but that is only my opinion!!I didnt really like it because I love funny books more then kinda funny or just not funny at all...but again this is only my opinion

Looking to spark your reluctant reader?
This book inspired a love of reading in my second grader.She ranked reading right up there with going to the dentist (no offense), until she got her hands on this book.The short, captivating stories seemed to fascinate her, and she begged me to order the rest of the series.I hope Bruce Lansky keeps up the good work!

Looking to spark your reluctant reader?
This book inspired a love of reading in my second grader.She ranked reading right up there with going to the dentist (no offense), until she got her hands on this book.The short, captivating stories seemed to fascinate her, and she begged me to order the rest of the series.I hope Bruce Lansky keeps up the good work! ... Read more