Recs if you like A Little Princess...

pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)

ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind

*Short stories welcome. Looking for nonfiction? Check out The Big Bad Luddite List.

Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...

Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹

As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.

An incomplete list of fiction that casually mentions darning, patching, or otherwise repairing clothing and textiles, or where characters explicitly wear mended garments. I'm gonna be real with you, the number of books I've discovered mending in is so large I can't remember them all, so expect this list to grow as I continue to read and re/discover.

Suggestions welcome!

Wanna mend your own clothes? Check out my nonfiction list Opting Out of Fast Fashion! 🙂

"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty" - C.S.Lewis

Books under 250 pages

I will update this list frequently! Recommendations welcomed.

Ages range from 9-18!

Books of various genres that make you feel "oooof" but also "we'll work out a way to get through, even if its not perfect"

want to view it through an older lens

some classics to bring back the comfort & magic of being little and in love with books

Most popular or most read books set at a boarding school.

Only the first book of a series will be added.

wholesome short classics for the kindred spirits

Don’t know which classics to start with, or do, but they seem too daunting? This list will help you sort which classics would be easier to start with! These books are the best to start with due to their short duration and engaging stories-at least in my opinion 😉.

Books full of wonder that cultivate joy and imagination and whimsy

pov: you’re nine years old and unboxing your mother’s old, dusty books and vintage toys, which will soon become a core memory of your girlhood. ༺❀♡❀༻ coming-of-age feminine stories that are old-fashioned, wondrous and romantic.

for girls who are trying to find the right place

Classics can often feel very unapproachable even for adult readers, but here are some that either are for children, or children can enjoy!

Looking for classics to add to your TBR? Then this list is for you! All the classics*, in one place. Not a specific genre, age group, author, just the beloved books that have been read for generations. *Not just 18th century classics either! I have also added more modern classics to fit every reader 😊. Feel free to comment your suggestions/thoughts 🫶🏼🤗.