For: Girls, ages 5 to 12, who want to dream big, live boldly, and have fun 

Issue 27 Highlights: Crack a secret code to reveal the key to superhuman strength, learn what science says about girl power, master 25 tricks to make finding your courage feel easier, learn why you should trust your guts, read a comic about some of the bravest women in history, meet civil rights hero Ruby Bridges and hear her story in her own words, build a giant hand with moving fingers, snap pics of furry friends with a wildlife photographer, and make easy, old-fashioned donut holes. Plus! A DIY slingshot, a word search, a drawing challenge, a girl-warrior-themed search-and-find by Lucy Knisley, and more! 

Issue 27 Featured Experts: Civil Rights hero Ruby Bridges, Emmy nominated writer and comedian Karen Chee, smokejumper Madison Whittemore, school librarian Martha Hickson, UCLA biologist Elaine Hsiao, Ph.D., wildlife photographer Morgan Heim, pastry chef Paola Velez 

Issue 27 Short Story Contributor: National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor winner Elana K. Arnold, author of What Girls are Made Of, Damsel, and A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. 

Issue 27 Comic Contributor: Artist Emily Flake (The New Yorker)

Cover Art: Sophie Escabasse, The Witches of Brooklyn series

Specs: 64 full-color pages