jabuford Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Any suggestions? My daughter is 11 going on 12. She reads what she has to and gets it over with. She has read Magic Tree House and now reading Nancy Drew. She says she likes mysteries, but Nancy Drew books are the first mysteries I have seen her read. I had to make her open the box to read them. I have bought her Animal Ark, but she has not touched them. She is a 5th grade reading level. She likes Dolphins, horses, and dogs. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Heidi, Pipi Longstockings, Anne of Green Gables. If she liked Nancy Drew she might like the Hardy Boys. Oh, if she likes horses, what about the Saddle Club books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I loved the Trixie Belden mystery series as a kid. Anne of Green Gables series, Emily (of New Moon) series (same author), Black Stallion... there's a series called "Phantom Stallion: Wild Horse Island" that looks okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHDeb Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 My daughter (10) loves the Heartland Series (horses) and the Dolphin Diaries (dolphins). We found them at the library. She also recommends the Wild At Heart series - various animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 My youngest loved this series! It starts with the Tale of Emily Windsnap. http://www.amazon.com/Tail-Emily-Windsnap-Liz-Kessler/dp/0763624837/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210421584&sr=8-3 Another series is the The Sisters Grimm. Very fun! http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tale-Detectives-Sisters-Grimm/dp/0810993228/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210421717&sr=1-5 This is one of a long series, Danny and Daisy (two dolphins) http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Daisy-Dolphin-Suzanne-Suzanne/dp/1878405071/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210421861&sr=1-11 Hope these help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (also The Four Story Mistake, Then There Were Five and Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze are part of the Melendy Quartet) Gone away Lake by Elizabeth Enright (also Return to Gone Away Lake) The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare any book by Marguerite Henry any book by Jean Craighead George Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (and all the rest in the series) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiemaiden Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, The Good Master by Kate Seredy, and books by Lois Lenski were some of my favorites when I was that age. They were the ones that I would read over, and over and over again. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 For some lighter reads, there are the Animorphs books. Has she read The Jungle Book and Second Jungle Book? I loved those when I was a kid. Also, there's the Harper Hall series by Anne McCaffrey, which I discovered at about her age: Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums. They're a subset of her Dragonriders of Pern books written for a younger audience. There's also the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It was at about that age that I got hooked on classic science fiction. A collection of short stories by the likes of Asimov, Heinlein, etc. might be something to try and see if she'll like. I remember checking out a book that had, among others, "Star Bright" and "The Ugly Little Boy" by Asimov and "The Menace from Earth" by Heinlein that I really enjoyed at age 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyinva Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I think she would love this- it has dogs, dolphins and horses, and a lot of really cool info and pictures of how animals are used in times of war. My DD loves this book. Animals at War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I loved the Trixie Belden mystery series as a kid. :iagree: Anne of Green Gables series, Emily (of New Moon) series (same author), Black Stallion... there's a series called "Phantom Stallion: Wild Horse Island" that looks okay. My dd agrees that the Phantom Stallion and Black Stallion series are good. Since your dd likes mysteries, check your library for books by Helen Fuller Orton. These are older (1940's-ish) but both of my dds like them. They're high interest and most are a 4th or 5th grade reading level. I have had to get some via interlibrary loan since our library is one that discards like crazy... but that's another thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philothea Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Island of the Blue Dolphins? I read that so long ago, I remember that I liked it, but cannot remember how old I was when I read it, probably 11 or 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiemaiden Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 The Grandma's Attic books are excellent. A lot of them are funny, so they might appeal to a more reluctant reader. All of A Kind family by Sidney Taylor is a good story as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I just read The Penderwicks http://www.amazon.com/Penderwicks-Sisters-Rabbits-Interesting-Quality/dp/0440420474/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210439756&sr=8-1 and I loved it. There is also a sequal out now, but I've not read that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 She might enjoy something like "The Daring Book for Girls" and also "The Girls' Book of How to be the Best at Everything" -- they're not novels or read-it-straight-through books, but they're fun & have lots of neat ideas. Maybe something in that style would appeal to her? Also, some of the books my dd loves... Pippi Longstocking any of the Redwall books the Little House series the Royal Diaries series (most of them) the Harry Potter series Stick and Whittle (dd loves the humor in this) The Secret Garden The Orange Trees of Versailles the American Girl Historical series of books (even though these are below her reading level, she still enjoys them) She loves horses, but has never seemed that interested in reading 'horse' books -- her main complaint being that most horse stories are about the people characters rather than the horses, lol. But, she's read so many versions of Black Beauty that I can't even count them -- that's a book she really loves. She tried the Black Stallion series but didn't seem to get into them much. For mysteries, your dd might like Encyclopedia Brown books. Or maybe the American Girl History Mystery series. Maybe she would prefer non-fiction over fiction? Dd has enjoyed various biographies (esp. of Amelia Earhart) & history type books. There are lots more books, but I'm blanking right now. Does your dd like magazines? Perhaps you could help foster a love of reading by getting some magazines too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy in WA Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I second Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. My dd asked me to drive her to the book store so she could buy the newest installment the day it was released. She also likes books by Tamora Pierce. Cry of the Icemark. And for mysteries...Hands down her favorite is the Sammy Keyes series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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