amsunshine Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 My dd 7.5 has read all of the following: Princess Ellie series Magic Treehouse/Merlin Missions series Boxcar Children Meg Mackintosh mysteries Young Princesses Around the World series Dolphin Adventure trilogy Pony Pals series ...and various others at this reading level. I want to bump up the quality and reading level of her independent books. Is there a series of books that fits into this category? We buddy read Nim's Island together, as well as Half Magic. I'm thinking the rest of the Half Magic series would be good, but are there any others? I'm looking for something wholesome, of course. She's not quite ready, I think, for something at the level of Misty of Chincoteague, but she's outgrown the series books on the level I mentioned above. Any help? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Edgar Eager (Half Magic) has several other books Carolyn Haywood has quite a few in her series The Bunnicula series Childhood of Famous Americans series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Grandma's Attic series Milly Molly Mandy and More Milly Molly Mandy Betsy Tacy - first 4 books in series American Girl series Bobbsey Twins series All about the same level as Boxcar. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Thanks for the replies! Keep them coming! (she is a voracious reader....) I am getting several of the "Childhood of Famous Americans" books for summer reading -- so thank you -- it's nice to know I'm on the right track. I forgot to mention she has also read all of the American Girl books, but I'm off to look for the others! Thanks again....:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Here are lots of book ideas from several past threads. Don't be put off by if it's labeled for "boy" or "girl" -- MOST of the books work for both boys and girls. Enjoy! Warmest regards, Lori D. I need exciting books for an 8yo http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81739&highlight=fantasy Looking for good first chapter books for DD 6yo http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53753&highlight=fantasy Book suggestions for a soon-to-be 7yo http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52569&highlight=fantasy Book suggestions please for 6/7yo http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36887&highlight=fantasy Book series for young boys? http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31141&highlight=fantasy Suggestions for GOOD books for 8yo http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5290&highlight=fantasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) Taking notes.. My ds is turning into a voracious reader as well, and I know he'll be reading these soon enough! Thank you :) Perhaps you can try Stuart Little by E.B. White. Edited May 20, 2009 by sagira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Thanks all...I am busy looking at all these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 My daughter moved from that level into Charlotte's Web, followed by the Ramona books, the Betsy books (B is for Betsy, Betsy and Star, etc.), and pretty quickly into the Little House books. She still revisits the Pony Pals books, though. She also read several of the Animal Ark series before she realized that they all have exactly the same plot. On the same reading level as Pony Pals: Animal Ark, The Littles, Horrible Harry, Time Warp Trio, Magic Schoolbus Chapter books, Arthur chapter books, Junie B. Jones, Amber Brown, Encyclopedia Brown, Clyde Bulla books (author). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 My dd LOVED the COFA's, read them for years and years, just devouring them. In fact, she just recently informed me that of course she loves history, because most books ARE about history. Hehe, I never enlightened her that most of the books in the house are history because I bought them that way. ;) There are over 200 COFA's, if you include the oop ones. You can get them easily through ebay and other sources, and they're definitely worth looking for. In fact, I prefer the oop versions, as they have timelines, extra activities, etc. in the back that my dd enjoyed. Over the years we've used the TQ guides to find lots of great books. The VP catalog has great listings. Also, you can find favorite authors and collect all the works by them. Just as a side note, don't forget to read her read alouds beyond her reading level. You want to keep the read alouds moving up to improve her vocabulary and sentence structure. It will help her recognize words as she begins to decode them and make reading literature easy and comfortable. At that age my dd loved Little House, Narnia, and the Lang Fairy Tale books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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