Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers

As Oprah says on OprahDaily, “If you read it, you can be it. This book features 100 stories of barrier-breaking activists, artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, and other impressive young women under the age of 30—like Greta Thunberg, Bindi Irwin, Keke Palmer, and more.”“Never before has a book brought together this many inspiring stories of young women who are actively changing our world.” – Common Sense Media“Rebel Girls of all ages will love this new volume of Good Night Stories honoring the next generation of phenomenal women.” − Meena Harris, founder and CEO of Phenomenal Media“I have always wanted my daughters to think outside the box. Reading Rebel Girls’ books has taught them to do just that. By seeing examples of women and girls who stand up for what they believe in, it gives them behavior to model and ideas for their own future.” − Kristen Bell, actor and author“An inspiring and page-turning book that shows your little one that anything is possible” – SheKnows“Inclusive and inspirational.” – Kirkus Reviews“This book is a compilation of the stories of some of the most inspiring young women around…to inspire an up-and-coming generation of girls poised to blaze trails of their own.“ – Yahoo! Life“The now classic children’s book is inspiring no matter your kid’s gender, and this Changemakers edition gives them a host of under-30 role models…that they can learn about and emulate as they grow up.” – CNN Underscored“Every story in the book encourages young women to dream big and not let their past, or any setbacks, hold them back… [it] has the potential to be a truly life changing book for young readers” − Education and Training Magazine“Rebel Girls is a pioneer in not only inspiring future changemakers, but communicating that being active is a result of believing in each other’s determination and bravery.” − Xiye Bastida, climate activist“Reading the stories of so many young changemakers in this book has deeply inspired me and I know it will do the same for everyone who reads their stories… Rebel Girls reaches beyond the books, they are a movement, motivating youth to create positive change on the planet.” – Bindi Irwin

JESS HARRITON (editor and author) is an editor at Rebel Girls, working on stories to delight and inspire girls 7 to 12. Previously, she was an editor at Penguin Random House, where she worked with best-selling and award-winning authors. Her writing has appeared in Concrete Literary Magazine and HelloGiggles.com. Jess graduated from Emerson College in 2013. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, in an apartment filled with books.

MAITHY VU (editor and author) is a Vietnamese American writer who loves surrealism and most things odd. While earning her BA in theater arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, she spent time writing poetry, plays, and slightly bizarre sketches for an all-women comedy team. Maithy published her novella, Wounded Wisteria, in 2015, combining fiction in verse with her own watercolor illustrations. She earned her MLA in creative writing and literature at Harvard Extension School, where she completed her first novel, Squid Season. In early 2019, Maithy joined the editorial team at Rebel Girls. Since then, her colleagues have been given compulsory lectures about Taylor Swift on a weekly basis.

BINDI IRWIN (foreword) is a passionate wildlife conservationist, who has inherited her parents’ love for wildlife and wild places. Born to Wildlife Warriors Steve and Terri Irwin, Bindi is a determined soul, destined to make a positive difference on the planet. Australia Zoo has always been her home. Every animal is part of her family. As Bindi has grown, so has her passion for conservation. She has traveled the world, visiting wild places, to learn more about the planet she wants to protect into the future. Through Wildlife Warriors, Bindi continues to work with her family to share the message of conservation.