From anti-war walkouts to anarchist youth newspapers, rallies against educational privatization, and workshops on fair trade, teenage girls are active participants and leaders in a variety of social movements. Rebel Girls illuminates the experiences and perspectives of these uniquely positioned agents of social change, introducing readers to a diverse and vibrant transnational community of teenage girl activists throughout the Americas.

Introduction: growing up and rising up -- We are not Ophelia: empowerment and activist identities -- We are not the future: claiming youth authority -- We are not girls: escaping and defining girlhood -- The street is our classroom: a politics of learning -- Join the party: a politics of participation -- We've got spirit: a politics of hope -- Conclusion: still rising.