helena Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 My 13yo loved reading Fever 1793. We'd like to find more books like this... think Island of the Blue Dolphins and Baby Island. :001_smile: Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Have you done Julie of the Wolves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Scott O'dell has at least one other book like that. There is also From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, where an older sister is the brains behind a quirky run away from home and survive kind of book. My favorite books for that age level are: In Place of Katya The Diamond in the Window Number the Stars None of them meet your exact criteria, but they are all so good that I still enjoy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Julie of the Wolves Hunger Games The Blue Castle - but that's more of a story of a woman who finds out she has a year to live and runs away from her stifling life. L.M. Montgomery Indian Captive - Mary Jamison or Calico Captive She might enjoy Margaret Haddix or Caroline Cooney books, too, although those are more dystopian/thrillers with strong lead characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Have you done Julie of the Wolves? Got it! I'm going to make a nice little stack of books for her tonight. :001_smile: She also liked Naya Nuki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Adding it to my pile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Scott O'dell has at least one other book like that.There is also From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, where an older sister is the brains behind a quirky run away from home and survive kind of book. My favorite books for that age level are: In Place of Katya The Diamond in the Window Number the Stars None of them meet your exact criteria, but they are all so good that I still enjoy them. Thanks! And you're right, I just found a few O'Dell books on our shelves that have strong female main characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Island Keeper by Henry Mazer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The Little Princess? Different milieu, similar theme. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Enchantress from the Stars [Paperback] Sylvia Engdahl (Author), Lois Lowry (Foreword) http://www.amazon.com/Enchantress-Stars-Sylvia-Engdahl/dp/0142500372/ref=la_B000AP7TJU_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352791746&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Into the Forest by Jean Hegland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I Am Regina (has some difficult content, not sure how old your DD is- similar to Julie of the Wolves, she is raped, but there is not graphic detail in the book.) Turn Homeward, Hannalee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi This one was an instant favorite of mine as a young girl. It left quite an impression on me. So much so,that after I gave birth to my first daughter I ran out and bought a copy of the book for her. She's still too young -- but it's there ready for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 This one was an instant favorite of mine as a young girl. It left quite an impression on me. So much so,that after I gave birth to my first daughter I ran out and bought a copy of the book for her. She's still too young -- but it's there ready for her! I love this one, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Island of the Blue Dolphins and Julie of the Wolves spring immediately to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Maybe Nim's Island. Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards is similar, but she's not all alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 One of our favorites was Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Hattie-Big-Sky-Kirby-Larson/dp/0385735952/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352812923&sr=8-1&keywords=hattie+big+sky It also won a Newberry Honor. Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.g. Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The Hungry Year She's not alone, but she is trying to survive (and keep her little brothers alive) without adult help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell. Haven't actually read that since middle school but it was in our library free pile last week so it's on my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Just a thought, considering the age of the OP's dd. Maybe she would like a non-fiction book like The Legacy of Luna by Julia Butterfly Hill. I'd pre-read it to make sure it fits with your families values and her reading level. Its a book and she's a person I want my own children (and my daughter especially) to be aware of. Anyway she lived in a redwood for 738 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELITEANDLOVINGIT Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 :lurk5: Subbing for info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien, the same author of Rats of NIHM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thanks everyone! :001_smile: I'm going through the list and putting a shelf together with many of these books. I found some more going through this year's history reading. She doesn't mind if the girl is or is not truly on her own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 I just remembered a book from when I was a kid, The Girl Who Owned a City. Does anyone else remember that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Mandy by Julie Edwards (really Julie Andrews, but she writes under her married name). I loved it as a kid, and my dd did, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Another vote for Hattie Big Sky. Geez, how we all loved that book! We listened to the audio during my last pregnancy. Guess what our baby is named? Well, her name is Harriet, but she goes by Hattie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherideane Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I don't remember whether it would be appropriate for a 13-yr-old (because it's Stephen King) but The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is about a girl who survives in the woods alone, after getting separated from her family while hiking. It's not "horror", but suspense (like Cujo?) when she is threatened by a bear. The more I type though, the more I'm thinking, "Well, maybe not". Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I just remembered a book from when I was a kid, The Girl Who Owned a City. Does anyone else remember that one? Oooh, I loved that book! You might want to poke around at the amightygirl site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Oooh, I loved that book! You might want to poke around at the amightygirl site. :001_wub: Love, love, love this site!!!! Thank you. The Girl Who Owned a City... I remember I got almost everyone in my class to read it that year. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriciaS Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Wow, this is a great thread! It is bringing back some memories for me! :) I think I'm going to go start a book list for middle school...now to wait the 4 or 5 years until my oldest can start reading some of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I just remembered a book from when I was a kid, The Girl Who Owned a City. Does anyone else remember that one? Just read it for my dd11's book club! Love that book. I had taken it out of the library as a kid, and then later wanted to get together a collection of all my favorite books as a kid, and I couldn't find a copy of the book anywhere (this was pre-internet, pre-Amazon). It must have been out of print for a while. I was so excited when I found a copy in my 30's. I also loved Julie of the Wolves and Z for Zachariah as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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