


"Bagieu's brand of feminism comes with frills and curlicues galore. "With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known."― The Mary Sue "The crisp, cartoony art is expressive and fun, and the short narratives will kick-start many a great presentation in social-studies class."― Vulture the stories in this comic biography, told through vivid vignettes, may just inspire the next generation of rebel ladies."― Entertainment Weekly "Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World spans centuries across the globe, with Bagieu using her signature drawings to bring various women’s indomitable spirits to life. The book reminds you that too many great women’s stories have been lost to history ― and that for the greater good, that must never happen again."― The Washington Post "The highest praise I can give “Brazen” is that it belongs in most every girl’s ― and boy’s ― hands by middle school. And in the end, this turns out to be just perfect."― The New York Times

"Bagieu’s pen transforms these true stories into something that has the tone of a personalized fairy tale. A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2018
