If you could hop on a plane right now, where would you go?

Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Italy?

Well, now you can travel around the world with more than 70 real-life Rebel Girls as your guides.

In our brand new book, Girls Like Me, Meet Girls who share their favorite traditions, their big dreams, their everyday adventures, and what makes their home special.

Along the way, you'll discover that we all have more in common than you might think.

Check out our new book.

Girls like me celebrate real-life Rebel Girls all around the world.

Available now, anywhere books are sold.

Hey, Rebels! sit back, relax.

Close your eyes if you want to.

We're about to hear about rebels whose skills and imaginations combined in incredibly unique

ways.

While you listen, see if you can find the connections between these

stories as we take you around the world and back again, traveling through time, space, and

possibilities. First up, a young rebel girl from Canada who wanted to light up the world.

Anne Makasinski.

Once there was a girl who couldn't study when it was dark because her house didn't have electricity.

One day, her friend Anne came to visit and together they talked about the issue.

Anne was great at building things, and she was especially passionate about transistors,

devices that regulate the flow of electric current.

What if I could invent a flashlight that is powered by your body?

Anne asked her friend.

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