trisharog Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 DD8 just read her first 2 unabridged books- Ella Enchanted and Heidi. She is now so excited about reading "big girl books". I would love recommendations on which books to follow these. I want to challenge her but not overwhelm her. I think she liked the bit of fantasy and sweet romance in Ella Enchanted and the friendship in Heidi so recommendations along those lines would be so appreciated. Gratefully, Trisha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (Off the top of my head) The Search for Delicious, The Phantom Tollbooth, Half Magic, and Moomintroll series were all hits here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie.Louise Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Understood Betsy is great. Katie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 The Princess Academy From the two she just read, this would be great. It is a girl finding her personal strength through education :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted) has written many other books - maybe she would like those? I also love all the books by Edward Eager: Half Magic, Magic by the Lake, etc. There's also Pippi Longstocking, the Little House Books, and all the Beverly Clearly books that are about that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Any of the Melendy books by Elizabeth Enright would be good. Also the Moffats books by Eleanor Estes, and the All-of-a-Kind series by Sydney Taylor. I also third the suggestion of the Edward Eager books. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisharog Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 thank you all for the recommendations. DD will be delighted with the suggestions. Trisha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 The Secret Garden and The Little Princess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Yes, The Princess Academy!! That's the first book that came to my mind, too but I couldn't think of the name of it. Very good book. The Princess Academy From the two she just read, this would be great. It is a girl finding her personal strength through education :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 You have some great suggestions here. I'll add The Sisters Grimm - The Fairy Tale Detectives. My daughter is devouring this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 FANTASY grade 2-3 reading level - Toots and the Upside Down House; Toots Underground (Hughes) - Catwings series (LeGuin) - The Littles series (Peterson) -- about a whole family, not just a girl grade 3 reading level - Pippi Longstockings; Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid) - The Moon Princess (McCarthy) - Flower Fairies Friends (Barker) - The Borrowers series (Norton) -- about a whole family, not just a girl grade 3-4 reading level - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series (MacDonald) -- about boys and girls, not just girls - Wizard of Oz series (Baum) -- about male/female characters, not just female grade 4 reading level - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Wrede) - The Princess School series (Mason) grade 4-5 reading level - Inkheart and sequels (Funke) - The Ordinary Princess (Kaye) grade 5 reading level - Hitty, Her First Hundred Years (Field) - Chronicles of Narnia series (Lewis) - Half Magic, Magic By the Lake Knight's Castle, Thyme Garden (Eager) grade 5-6 reading level - A Little Princess (Burnett) - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) - The Princess and the Goblins (MacDonald) MYTH / FAIRYTALE gr. 2-3 reading level - A Grain of Rice (Pittman) - Sim-Chung and the River Dragon (Schecter) - The Warrior Maiden (Schecter) grade 3-4 reading level - Mermaid Tales from Around the World (Osborne) - Beauty and the Beast (Osborne) - Tenggren's Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights (Tenggren) - The Golden Fairytale Book (Sequr) - The Tall Book of Christmas (Smith) - Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury (Brett) - The World's Best Fairy Tales (Sideman) -- a Reader's Digest Anthology grade 4 reading level - Tales from the Ballet (Barber) - Tales from the Ballet (Untermeyer) grade 5 reading level - The Book of ... series (by Ruth Manning-Sanders; illustrated by Brian Jacques) (Wizards, Mermaids, Princes & Princesses, Giants, Dwarves, Dragons, Goblins, Witches, etc) TALKING ANIMAL grade 3 reading level - Charlotte's Web (White) grade 4 reading level - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharpe) grade 5 reading level - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (O'Brien) MYSTERY / DETECTIVE grade 3 reading level - Cam Jensen series (Adler) grade 4 reading level - Roman Myseries series (Lawrence) REAL LIFE grade 3 reading level - Clementine series (Pennypacker) - Understood Betsy (Fisher) - B is for Betsy (Heywood) - Betsy and Tacy series (Lovelace) - Silver (Whelan) -- daughter of an Alaskan "musher" gets a sled dog puppy - Pioneer Cat (Hooks) -- pioneer girl and her cat travel west in a wagon train grade 3-4 reading level - The Hundred Dresses (Estes) - Grandma's Attic series (Richardson) - House on Rocky Ridge (Macbride) -- series following Laura Ingalls Wilder's descendants grade 4 reading level - Little House series (Wilder) - Daughter of the Mountains (Rankin)-- Tibetan girl tries to recover her dog BIOGRAPHY grade 2-3 reading level - Helen Keller (Davidson) - Helen Keller's Teacher (Davidson) - The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth (Patrick) - Flying Ace: Story of Amelia Earhart (Bull) - Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie (Roop) grade 3-4 reading level - Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride (Amstel) - The Secret Soldier: The Story Of Deborah Sampson (McGovern) - Little Sure Shot: Annie Oakley (Spinner) - Joan of Arc (Corey) - The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft (Moore) - Escape North! Story of Harriet Tubman (Kulling) - Naya Nuki: The Shoshone Girl Who Ran (Thomasa) HISTORICAL FICTION grade 2-3 reading level - A Lion to Guard Us (Bulla) -- Jamestown Colonial - Pocahontas and the Strangers (Bulla) -- Colonial - Phoebe the Spy (Griffin) --American Revolution - true story - The Secret Valley (Bulla) -- Gold Rush / Pioneers - The Little Riders (Shemin) -- WWII occupied Europe grade 3 reading level - Buttons for General Washington (Roop) -- Revolutionary War - Toliver's Secret (Brady) -- Revolutionary War - The Cabin Faced West (Fritz) -- Colonial Pioneer - The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh) -- Colonial / Native American - Sarah Whitcher's Story -- Colonial US - Hannah (Whelan) -- blind pioneer girl grade 3-4 reading level - Sarah Plain and Tall; Skylark; Caleb's Story (MacLachlan) -- Pioneer grade 4 reading level - Caddie Woodlawn (Brink) -- pioneer - Naya Nuki: The Shoshone Girl Who Ran (Thomasa) -- true story; friend of Sacajewea - Behind Rebel Lines (Reit) -- teen girl disguised as a boy / Union spy in Civil War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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