New campaign for young readers raising awareness of strong female characters in books

From Pippi Longstocking to Tracy Beaker, a new campaign for young readers is raising awareness of strong female characters in children’s readers, writes Áilín Quinlan

What does Lyra, the flagrantly dishonest heroine of The Amber Spyglass, have in common with Roald Dahl’s mischievous and defiant Matilda (Matilda) or the hot-tempered, tomboyish Jo of Little Women?