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My 9 year old is a strong/accelerated reader, however...she would love to keep reading "twaddle". Ugh. Okay, it isn't all twaddle. She does still love her Geronimo Stilton, and that's okay. It is easy for her and she has fun reading something easy. She does love nonfiction though too and history. She has woke up on days and asked to read the Bible or even the Ancient History Encyclopedia. So yes, more than twaddle, but still she prefers twaddle.

Can you all give me some books that your daughters just loved around this age?

 

Thanks.

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Secret Garden, A Little Princess, Wizard of Oz, Wind in the Willows, Mandy (Julie Andrews), Tuck Everlasting, The Great Good Thing, The Ordinary Princess, Moomintroll series, Narnia series, anything by Astrid Lindgren, anything by Roald Dahl, anything by Cleary, Poppy series by Avi

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My 9 year old is a strong/accelerated reader, however...she would love to keep reading "twaddle". Ugh. Okay, it isn't all twaddle. She does still love her Geronimo Stilton, and that's okay. It is easy for her and she has fun reading something easy. She does love nonfiction though too and history. She has woke up on days and asked to read the Bible or even the Ancient History Encyclopedia. So yes, more than twaddle, but still she prefers twaddle.

Can you all give me some books that your daughters just loved around this age?

 

Thanks.

 

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Two books that come to mind that are loved by children that age but are not the classical books are:

 

How to Steal a Dog (about a girl, boy and mother who have recently become homeless---great message about misfortune, friendships, honesty, and doing the right thing after you have done the wrong thing)

 

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (probably the best book I have read in three years and enjoyable for parents, grandparents and teachers as well)

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I think these have been my dd's favorite over the last year:

 

Anything by Koningsberg - especially From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler & The View From Saturday

 

the Elizabeth George Speare books - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Sign of the Beaver, Calico Captive, etc.

 

A Wrinkle in Time and Anne of Green Gables - the first books, but not the rest of either series (yet).

 

Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sarah Bishop - Scott O'Dell

 

Caddie Woodlawn

 

Tuck Everlasting

 

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

 

Anything by Gail Carson Levine, Wendy Mass (11 Birthdays, etc.), or Rebecca Stead

 

The Borrowers (whole series), Bedknobs & Broomsticks

 

Savvy - Ingrid Law

 

The Sisters Grimm

 

Our Only May Amelia

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