Tomorrow kicks off our second annual “About the Girls” series here at STACKED. It’s nearly two weeks of guest posts about girls, girl reading, and feminism in honor of Women’s History Month. We dedicate so much time to boys and their reading and interests but spend hardly a fraction of the same time considering the question “what about the girls?” That’s what this series hopes to address. If you missed last year’s series, spend some time with it.

I didn’t prompt my guests with anything. I left it open to them to decide what it was they wanted to talk about when it came to girls, girls reading, and feminism in YA. Each guest came up with something entirely unique and yet, the entire series builds upon itself. There is a lot to think about and discuss with each of these posts, which range from discussing the role of abortion within and outside of YA fiction to girls who kick serious ass in science fiction. As with last year’s series, I hope readers walk away with a lot to think about when it comes to teen girls, their reading habits, and their interests, and I hope that every reader walks away with at least one new book added to their reading lists. I spent a long time making decisions on who to invite to this series, as I wanted a wide variety of voices, experiences, and backgrounds at the table.

Because I envision this series as a conversation, I open up the floor to readers and other bloggers to feel free to write “about the girls” in some capacity before March ends. Those who do and would like their work shared, feel free to pass along links to me. I would be thrilled to round them up into another post for STACKED readers to check out. You can talk about favorite female characters, favorite female authors, or about anything girls or girls reading related. The only “goal” is that it be an answer to that question, “what about the girls?” It’s my hope to post a few times outside the guest posts with pieces of interest or connection to this series as well.

We’ve seen a lot of discussion about sexism and about girls and feminism in the last few months on social media. But rather than dive into specifics, I wanted to instead highlight what I think is an important and worthwhile campaign happening on April 14: #ToTheGirls. The campaign, run by YA author Courtney Summers, is about telling girls how important they are and why they matter. All it asks is on that date, you share something to the girls and tell them why they matter, why their voices are important, and that they’re loved. It’s easy, simple, free, and it can make a tremendous impact on girls who hear that message. All of the details are here. If you’re on social media, I encourage you to take part.

Read these posts. Think about them. Talk about them. Share them. Get ready to get invested in girls, girls reading, and their complex, challenging, and rich lives.