Sarahkay Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 My DD8 in 3rd grade loves her "girly" fiction. But I'm running out of titles. We've read: Heidi, Little Women, Rebecca of Sunnybrook, Ann of GG, AG fiction. Any suggestions for "girl" classic fiction (contemporary titles, too, as long as they aren't too "fluffy")? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Secret Garden? Mandy? and i've heard the american girl series are actually historically educational? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everHis Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 My DD8 in 3rd grade loves her "girly" fiction. But I'm running out of titles. We've read: Heidi, Little Women, Rebecca of Sunnybrook, Ann of GG, AG fiction. Any suggestions for "girl" classic fiction (contemporary titles, too, as long as they aren't too "fluffy")? That's Anne with an e :) L.M. Montgomery wrote more than "Anne." There's "Emily of New Moon", "Blue Castle", etc. All equally wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I was going to suggest Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. :) How about Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher? All of a Kind Family (series) by Sydney Taylor, Ballet Shoes (and others) by Noel Streatfeild? Others that aren't quite as girly: The Saturdays (series) by Enright, Moffats and others by Estes, Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, The Railway Children by Nesbit (one of my favorites), The Princess and the Goblin by George Macdonald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Little House on the Prairie series, tho not excessively girly., along with the Rose books written by Roger Lea Macbride. The Little Princess tons of other books by LM Montgomery. Louisa May Alcott books, she may like Little Women and Little Men, as well as Under the Lilac bush ,and Eight Cousins Hitty by Rachel Field Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy books - found here in ebook form: http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/search?cx=partner-pub-5879764092668092%3Awdqcfbe9xi9&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Johnny+gruelle&siteurl=www.booksshouldbefree.com%2Fbook%2Fhans-brinker-or-the-silver-skates-by-mary-mapes-dodge&ref=&ss=4938j2301670j19 you can find tons more ebook and audiobooks on that site, for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Little House on the Prairie series, tho not excessively girly., along with the Rose books written by Roger Lea Macbride. The Little Princess tons of other books by LM Montgomery. Louisa May Alcott books, she may like Little Women and Little Men, as well as Under the Lilac bush ,and Eight Cousins Hitty by Rachel Field Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy books - found here in ebook form: http://www.booksshou...4938j2301670j19 you can find tons more ebook and audiobooks on that site, for free. Eight Cousins is a great suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Understood Betsy (one of my favorites!) A Little Princess Ella Enchanted Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard Rachel Yoder books by Wanda Brunstetter Mandy by Julie Andrews The Secret Garden The Lacemaker and the Princess Milly-Molly-Mandy A Treasury of Princesses by Shirley Climo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Maybe the "Katy" books by Susan Coolidge ("What Katy Did")? I think there are a few (at least 3 or 4) in the series. Some are OOP, but if you have Kindle, they're free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 The Little White Horse A Little Princess The Secret Garden The Princess and the Goblin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Trying to come up with some that haven't already been mentioned... Charlotte Sometimes The House Among the Trees the Oz books Howl's Moving Castle Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Pippi Longstocking The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Gypsy Girl (Godden) Baby Island (fluffy, but I loved it as a child) Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (five children, but the two sisters are prominently featured) Emily's Runaway Imagination The Light Princess The Ordinary Princess Twig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Ronia the Robber's Daughter is WONDERFUL. Just here to testify for A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahkay Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 These are awesome! So many titles I had forgotten. As usual, the Hive kills it! Thanks to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 DD loves girly books, too. The suggestions you have gotten are great. DD especially loved Mandy, Secret Garden, A Little Princess, An Ordinary Princess and All of a Kind Family. I'll add: The Night Fairy Because of Winn Dixie The Royal Diaries Dear America Pollyanna Tuck Everlasting The Penderwicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Ronia the Robber's Daughter is WONDERFUL. Just here to testify for A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter. Limber lost is such a good book! Love the movie too with Annette Otoole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Betsy-Tacy (series) The Borrowers (series) FTR, if you want to do Girl of the Limberlost, you need to do Freckles first. Actually, Girl of the LImberlost hurt my eyeballs. I thought it would never end. I think I must be the only person in the entire known world who hated it, lol. I don't think it would be a great book for a child, in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Actually, Girl of the LImberlost hurt my eyeballs. I thought it would never end. I think I must be the only person in the entire known world who hated it, lol. I don't think it would be a great book for a child, in any case. You're not. I wasn't a fan. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 You're not. I wasn't a fan. :) :grouphug: At last!! Someone else who isn't a fan!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Caddie Woodlawn Five Little Peppers Pollyanna all of those books also have sequels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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