Ibbygirl Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 My 12 and a half y.o. dd is a voracious reader and she goes through books faster than I can buy them. She reads many things, but I wanted to get her some Christian junior fiction books to read. She has already Chosen Girls and one with Warthogs, I can't remember the title, but I wanted to put it out there to the hive and glean from your experience. :) She's pretty tomboyish so the books don't have to have particular girl appeal. In fact she hates all the princess stuff and tends towards more boyish books like Diary of a Wimpy kid. Any suggestions?? Thank you to all who reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 A friend just turned us on to the Red Rock Mysteries by Jerry Jenkins. Totally NOT girly but my dd12 loves them! Even my 11yo boy was getting hooked! They both love mysteries! Our local library has them so that is a plus, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 A friend just turned us on to the Red Rock Mysteries by Jerry Jenkins. Totally NOT girly but my dd12 loves them! Even my 11yo boy was getting hooked! They both love mysteries! Our local library has them so that is a plus, too! Oh thank you!! That sounds great! :) I'm going to check the library too. She loves mysteries. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Sigmund Brouwer - The Hidden Doors series (check it out to make sure you're ok with the subject matter) and Mars Diaries I also really liked Bodie Thoene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 At that age I really enjoyed the "Adventures of the Northwoods" series by Lois Walfrid Johnson. They are Christian fiction mysteries centered around a 12-year-old girl and her family in the early 1900s in Wisconsin. Here's a link to their descriptions.http://www.lwjbooks.com/north1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I loved books by Robin Jones Gunn when I was a teen. She writes the Christy Miller series....and spinoffs from those books like the Sierra Jensen series, the College Years series, and the Katie Weldon series. She's a great writer, she even makes a few series for adults that I have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 You could try Donita K Paul's, "Dragonkeeper Chronicles". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Thank you everyone for your replies. I'm happily off now to look the titles up. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedwithboys Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Here is what my 11 twin boys have in their reading basket: The Codebearer Series, by the Miller Brothers (currently their favorite books) The Cooper Kids Adventure Series, by Frank Peretti The Red Rock Mystery Series, by Jerry B. Jenkins The Landon Snow Series, by R.K. Mortenson The Mars Diaries, by Sigmund Brouwer The Door Within Trilogy, by Wayne Thomas Batson Isle of Swords & Isle of Fire, by Wayne Thomas Batson The Dreamhouse Kings Series, by Robert Liparulo Hostage Lands, Douglas Bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Here is what my 11 twin boys have in their reading basket: The Codebearer Series, by the Miller Brothers (currently their favorite books) The Cooper Kids Adventure Series, by Frank Peretti The Red Rock Mystery Series, by Jerry B. Jenkins The Landon Snow Series, by R.K. Mortenson The Mars Diaries, by Sigmund Brouwer The Door Within Trilogy, by Wayne Thomas Batson Isle of Swords & Isle of Fire, by Wayne Thomas Batson The Dreamhouse Kings Series, by Robert Liparulo Hostage Lands, Douglas Bond Awesome!! Thank you so much! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Patricia St. Johns books, Peretti's homeschool detectives series.Mrs. Mike - bio of a woman married to an RCMP officer in early Canada Oh cool thanks. Are the Peretti ones scary at all?? I read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darnkness when I was 18 and they were pretty scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisN in NY Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Gilbert Morris series.. all are out of print I believe, but perhaps you can find them online somewhere.. Seven Sleepers series Lost Chronicles of the Seven Sleepers series Bonnets and Bugles series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Gilbert Morris series.. all are out of print I believe, but perhaps you can find them online somewhere.. Seven Sleepers series Lost Chronicles of the Seven Sleepers series Bonnets and Bugles series Thank you. :) I'll look those titles up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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