creekmom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My dd (10) was in tears tonight bc she finished her book and it was the last in the series. She's been in her room for 2 days -only coming out for meals- she's been so engrossed in this series!! The books are by Jessica Day George, starting with Dragon Slippers. http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Slippers-Jessica-Day-George/dp/1599902753/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329706965&sr=1-1 JDG has a new book I just bought for our next read aloud called Tuesdays at the Castle. I'm searching for the next novel for dd to fall in love with.... any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 :bigear: My dd loved Tuesdays at the Castle! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Has she read Anne of Green Gables? If she likes historical novels Ann Rinaldi writes great ones for young people. the Julie of the Wolves series is good by Jean Craighead George. Karen Cushman wrote The Midwife's Apprentice, Catherine Called Birdy, and The Ballad of Lucy Whipple. James Herriot books are wonderful. I started reading those at age 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Harry Potter Deltora Quest I will have to check out those you mention as my DD is in need of something new too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The Nicholas Flammel series. She has really enjoyed those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoZeeCo's Mom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The Emily trilogy by LM Montgomery, His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman, Mallory Towers by Enid Blyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Harry PotterDeltora Quest I will have to check out those you mention as my DD is in need of something new too :) Harry Potter was the first series she couldn't put down. She loved it so much, it was hard to get her to read anything else- nothing compared! Another series she couldn't put down - The Penderwicks. The Glass Cage: The Adventures of Princess Isabella was excellent also! One book I'm going to pick up tomorrow at the library is The Tail of Emily Windsnap. (about a girl who didn't realize she was a mermaid). It got good reviews on Amazon- we'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Mine loved The Mysterious Benedict Society, the Ink (heart, spell, etc) series by Cornelia Funke, the first 4 Harry Potter books, and for candy, the Charlie Bone books (easy read, HarryP knock-offs). She liked the Somebodies series ok, and is getting into Susan Cooper's books (read the first, has yet to pick up the next one). She sort of liked the Elizabeth Enright series (The Saturdays, etc.). She also likes The Sisters Grimm. They are very quick reads, but hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Harry Potter was the first series she couldn't put down. She loved it so much, it was hard to get her to read anything else- nothing compared! Another series she couldn't put down - The Penderwicks. The Glass Cage: The Adventures of Princess Isabella was excellent also! One book I'm going to pick up tomorrow at the library is The Tail of Emily Windsnap. (about a girl who didn't realize she was a mermaid). It got good reviews on Amazon- we'll see! Thank you for sharing those :). We are heading to the library on Wednesday to see what we can pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankcassiesmom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My 10yo dd is obsessed with the Ranger's Apprentice series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Roald Dahl Books....my kids have the whole box set and are working through them together All the Harry Potters Little House on the Prairie box set The Grimm Sisters So many more that I just can't think of this morning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My 12yo is currently reading The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. She has already read the Percy Jackson series and the first two novels from his second series. She is mad she has to wait for the next to be published. Other books she has liked are:Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon both by L. M. Montgomery. Several books by Louisa May Alcott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Dd8 couldn't put down.... HP series Percy Jackson series Little House series A Wrinkle In Time The Hobbit Peter Pan (reads this over and over and....) and many more :) She was up 'till 11 last night reading Wind In The Willows again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Redwall!! Both of my kids are eating up the entire series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlamom2ansnm Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 :bigear: for my 9 yr old :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Dd17 shared one of her favorite book series with her sister last year - The Books of Bayern series The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Enna Burning by Shannon Hale River Secrets by Shannon Hale Forest Born by Shannon Hale They loved them all! And don't be put off by the "newer" book covers. They are lovely books. Shannon Hale also wrote The Princess Academy, another favorite. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine is not a series by a cute book. I believe they also enjoyed The Tales of the Frog Princess series by E.D. Baker, but nowhere near the way they enjoyed the Shannon Hale books. Oh, I thought of one more! The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede, awesome books. Dealing with Dragons Searching for Dragons Calling on Dragons Talking to Dragons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 My dd just read The Shakespeare Stealer in 2 days - loved it, disappeared and didn't reappear till she finished it. Loved it. She also loved, loved, loved Tuck Everlasting, but that was about a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 My 10yo dd is obsessed with the Ranger's Apprentice series. My 11 yo just finished the entire series. It's really the first series of prose books that has had her excited enough to read on her own. She reads constantly, but it's always manga by choice. Have you tried Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series? It's a young adult, but the fourth book does get pretty dark. He's a wonderful author. It's pretty much a "read with Dad" series for her because they both love Pratchett so much. She also enjoyed the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson series and his Kane Chronicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkid Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 My dd8 (almost 9) is a voracious reader. She loves mysteries. Although you may want to preview it since it's written for a bit older crowd and gets intense, she LOVES The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch. For milder, very wholesome series: We all fell in love with the Melendy children in Elizabeth Enright's books. E. Nesbit's series with The Five Children and It and The Phoenix and the Carpet The Happy Hollisters mystery series is very good. There are TONS of Boxcar mystery series books. We like the original ones best. All the American Girl supplemental mystery books. My friend absolutely loves for girls: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons is book 1 Dragon Slippers A Wrinkle in Time Percy Jackson series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I gave my 10yo dd the morning off school so she could finish A Wrinkle in Time. She started it this weekend, and couldn't put it down. She also loves The Penderwicks series Gail Carson Levine books Anne of Green Gables series Little Women series The Pushcart Wars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It looks like Patricia Wrede's series might be right up your daughter's alley http://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Forest-Chronicles-Dealing-Searching/dp/0152050523/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329826174&sr=8-2 --- Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons and Talking to Dragons. My daughter cried when she finished these books and found there were no more. She is also really enjoying the Fablehaven series. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester Roald Dahl books Anne of Green Gables series Heidi A Wrinkle in Time Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Fairest by Gail Carson Levine Edited February 21, 2012 by bonniebeth4 Added books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chava_Raizel Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 My dd has loved: Harry Potter The Warriors Mysterious Benedict Society the Ramona books most of Roald Dahl's books The Inheritance series (Eragon, Eldest, Brisinger and Inheritance) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 The Ordinary Princess, by M. M. Kaye The Hobbit The Once and Future King The Borrowers series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 In addition to many of the above, I wanted to add... My favorite book at her age was Tom's Midnight Garden... I loved that book :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 LOVE The Ordinary Princess. Books my dd has loved lately include Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, and Kat, Incorrigible, by Stephanie Burgis. She'll probably read Neversink next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The Warriors is a great series for girls that hate to end a series - sometimes I think they're is an infinite number of them, and the library has them. When my dd was going through them, she'd reserve 3 or 4 at time. She also enjoyed: The Ranger's Apprentice. everything by LM Montgomery HP The Hunger Games - controversial to let a kid her age read them, but she loved them and read them twice through. The Giver Hatchet and the rest of the series The InkHeart trilogy Fablehaven That set by Rick Riordan about Egyptian mythology - I don't remember it's name, but she devoured it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Fablehaven Sisters Grimm Books of Bayern Spiderwick Chronicles (a little young maybe but loved them anyway) Ranger's Apprentice Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel Beyonders Anne of Green Gables Lightning Thief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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