EKT Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) I can't seem to keep my older daughter in books right now! lol. (She is 9.) Would love to know what your tween has recently read independently and loved. Note: I read aloud from a literary classic every night at bedtime, so I'm looking mainly for pleasure reading that my daughter can relax with and just enjoy. (So, I'm fine with it being "below" her reading level.) Not that "quality" and "fun" are mutually exclusive, of course, but you know...I'm looking for tween "beach reads." For reference, she loves all the American Girl books (really likes historical fiction) and would love to find a great adventure or fantasy book. Thanks in advance for any recs! (Edited to add her age.) Edited July 8, 2016 by EKT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2vikha Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 DD10 loves Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter and anything in that Genre. Right now she is reading "The Classy Crooks Club". She got it this afternoon and almost done with it. She says it is a fun book. And it is different from Sci-fi and Mythology! She is a book monster though! She loves books😊 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 My 11 yr old downloaded Trials of Apollo and the Bronze Bow and some version of Robin Hood before he left to visit his grandparents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 At school ds9 is reading the ranger apprentice series. At home he is rereading too easy stuff on his kindle. Has your daughter read the Kate Dicamillo books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 *The Ascendance trilogy by Jennifer Neilsen...The False Prince, The Runaway King, The Shadow Throne *Heroes of Olympus series and The Kane Chronicles, both by Rick Riordan *Sisters Grimm books by Michael Buckley *Chasing Vermeer, The Calder Game, The Wright Three, by Blue Balliet *The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer *Books by Esther Friesner (historical fiction) *Lady Grace Mysteries by Grace Cavendish *Theodore Boone series by John Grisham *H.I.V.E (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) books by Mark Walden *IQ series by Roland Smith *Sammy Keyes books by Wendelin Van Draanen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Warriors series - cat books Harry Potter random horse books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Dd10 is another Percy Jackson fan, she's read all the books in all those series multiple times. She has recently "branched out" to read the 39 Clues series, which she's really enjoying. She recently enjoyed Friday Barnes, Girl Detective by the author of the Nanny Piggins series, another favorite of hers. And she liked the Hero's Guide trilogy by Christopher Healy, starting with The Heroes Guide to Saving Your Kingdom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmama Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 My daughter is reading a new series from Usborne books. Quest something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyRay Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 My daughter loves the Humphrey the hamster series and is also reading Ginger Pye which also has some other books in the series as well. She leans towards humorous books rather than the sci-fi/adventure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Paige Smith Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 My 9yo dd is obsessed with Babysitters Club right now. She is also currently reading Ginger Pye and Island of the Blue Dolphins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKT Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 At school ds9 is reading the ranger apprentice series. At home he is rereading too easy stuff on his kindle. Has your daughter read the Kate Dicamillo books. Yes, we are huge Kate DiCamillo fans here! I think there are one or two we haven't read yet, though, so that's a great suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 She's been re-reading Winnie the Pooh and Beatrix Potter over the past week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 DD is reading the 2nd fairyland book by valente. Love those books! She's also reading beautiful stories from Shakespeare by nesbit, but she's on a Shakespeare binge ATM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I started to respond to the thread before I read any other responses, but then read the other responses and deleted mine. It just occurred to me that my nearly 12-year-old is more like a teen than a tween. She's reading very different things so I'll leave you to it. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle series.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmama Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 She just asked me to get the follow-up of Half-magic by Edward Eager. I believe there are 7 in the series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callapidder Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 My 10-year-old DS has been reading the Warriors series and the Owls of Ga'Hoole. Lately, though, he's been reading more nonfiction -- mostly reference books about birds, since that's his current "thing." We're reading the Chronicles of Prydain in our evening read-aloud time...on the last book now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Favorites here at age 9: - Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (Cameron) - Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (Cameron) - Warriors series (Hunter) -- the original series - Encyclopedia Brown series (Sobol) - mini-mystery collections by Sobol, Conrad, Sukach, and others - Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) -- there are also sequels - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Dahl) - Oz series, esp. Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz (Baum) -- Wizard of Oz is hard to get in to - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series (MacDonald) - Pippi Longstockings series (Astrid) - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, The Turret, Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharp) more ideas: - Baby Island (Brink) - The Borrowers series (Norton) - Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Wrede) - Dragon Slippers (George) - Clementine (Pennypacker) - Ivy and Bean (Blackall) - Understood Betsy (Fisher) - Peter and the Starcatchers (Barry) - The Green Ember (Smith) - Nancy Drew series - Kingdom of Wrenly series (Quinn) - Miranda the Great (Estes) -- cat in ancient Rome historical fiction ideas: - Roman mysteries (Lawrence) - Grace the Pirate (Lasky) - The Pirate Queen (McCully) - The Paint Box (Trottier) - The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh) - The Secret Soldier: Story of Deborah Sampson (McGovern) - Phoebe the Spy (Griffin) - Toliver's Secret (Brady) - I Am Regina (Keehn) - Hannah (Whelan) - Next Spring an Oriole; Night of the Full Moon (Whelan) - Pioneer Cat (Hooks) - Caddie Woodlawn (Brink) Edited July 9, 2016 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 The ten year old is currently reading her way through Harry Potter. The last book she read before she got the Potter bug was Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, and the last book before that was probably the second Family Fletcher book, The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island. I can make a list of suggestions, but not right now, I've got a bit of a headache. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Wrede) might fit the bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Bliss series Lemonade War series 68 Rooms Adventures Secrets of Shakespeare's Grave (and sequel) Chasing Vermeer Lemoncello's Library and sequel Tuesday's at the Castle series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 DD9 is currently reading the Wolves of the Beyond series (Lasky). She also really likes this National Geographic series about animal rescues. Pretty much any book with animals...so other favorites from the library:Vet Volunteer series Pet Trouble series Runt by Marion Bauer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 At 9 it was the cat warrior series, after that it was all about Rick Riordan. It's still about him, lol, but some Artemis Fowl is showing up lately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Current favorites of my 8.5yo: - Pippi Longstocking - Thornton W. Burgess books - The Borrowers - The Tale of Desperaux - All of a Kind Family + sequels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 My daughter's mostly into fantasy at the moment. When she was 8-13 yo, she read and re-read.... Harry Potter series Brian Jacques's Redwall series Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl and WARP books all the Rick Riordan books, T.A. Barron's Great Tree of Avalon, Atlantis Saga, and Merlin Saga series. She also read Caroline Lawrence's Roman Mysteries series, and books by E.D. Baker and Gail Carson Levine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Ranger's Apprentice, the Here There Be Dragons series, 100 Cupboards series and the other ND Wilson series, Brotherband Chronicles, the other series by the guy that wrote the Fablehaven series, Redwall, Eragon series, Percy Jackson series (the original one)... On the list to get next is Fablehaven and Gregor the Underland series. Edited July 10, 2016 by JudoMom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 The princess diaries series it is for sure a beach read 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeepa Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 At 9, my dd loved all the Dahl books, but especially Matilda. Also, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the sequels were favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 So here is my attempt at a list. Or three lists - historical, fantasy/sci-fi, and other (mostly contemporary realistic. Some are old enough that they probably count as historical fiction, I've had to use my judgment here). I've italicized books that are part of series. The American Girl books seem to hover around a mid-4th grade reading level, so I tried to make my suggestions not too far off that mark. As always, my judgment and yours may vary, so it's on you to pre-read any books if you have specific concerns. Historical Fiction Full Cicada Moon In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson War Comes to Willy Freeman (there is some period appropriate use of slurs, so you'll want to pre-read) Sugar The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Dave at Night Dragonwings The War That Saved My Life (there's some pretty open discussion of child abuse and neglect) Catherine, Called Birdy (a little harder, but short, so it evens out. The author has written several historical fiction works of equal caliber) A Single Shard (ditto what the above says) The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The Mighty Miss Malone Chains (deals with issues around slavery) Echo (with some magical realism floating around. Do NOT attempt to read this on a Kindle.) One Crazy Summer A Year Down Yonder (Anything by Peck is golden) Strawberry Hill Dash A Jar of Dreams The Birchbark House (this is a little harder than most of these suggestions. Also, there is a death in the book) The Year of the Dog A Pickpocket's Tale Bo at Ballard Creek All-of-a-Kind Family Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself Al Capone Does My Shirts Ninth Ward Fantasy and Sci-fi A Tangle of Knots The True Meaning of Smekday Moon Base Alpha Ambassador Airborn Bayou Magic The Jumbies So You Want to Be a Wizard Akata Witch Hammer of Witches Jinx The Conch Bearer Princess Academy Dust Girl Mars Evacuees Savvy Where the Mountain Meets the Moon The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Un Lun Dun Cat Girl's Day Off (the 10 year old was obsessed with this book for a while, as I recall. LOL, I'd forgotten all about it!) Powerless Zahrah the Windseeker The Savage Fortress Starry River of the Sky Other Swindle Save Me a Seat Mission Mumbai President of the Whole Fifth Grade Blackbird Fly Seaglass Summer Frindle (I recommend anything by Clements, but his books are short compared to most middle grade books being printed nowadays) The Candymakers The Year of the Book Vanished Clementine The Toothpaste Millionaire Gaby, Lost and Found (deals with some more serious issues, but nothing that isn't resolved) Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer (if you get no other book I suggest, get this one. That's why I recommended it TWICE. It's magical realism, actually. Ought to put it in the other list.) When Life Gives You O.J. How Tia Lola Came to Stay The Grand Plan to Fix Everything PICKLE: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher Indian Shoes The Truth About Twinkie Pie Crunch In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse Dancing Home Unidentified Suburban Object 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelylearned Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Everything by Brandon Mull, the Fablehaven author. Frindle. The Mysterious Benedict Society. Gary Paulsen's books. At age 9, my son also liked Dr Doolittle, the Fudge Series, and Encyclopedia Brown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Everything by Brandon Mull, the Fablehaven author. I find that Mull's books are marred by weird racial issues. I would definitely pre-read them before handing them to a kid, I know I wasn't comfortable giving his books to my girls, and I tried to read a second book of his after finding the first one I read to be heavy on creepy exoticism instead of honest diversity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elastimom Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 This summer, my 9yo DD liked : The Wingfeather Saga series (Andrew Peterson) Oracles of Fire series (Bryan Davis) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 My 9 year old just finished the Harry Potter series and is now beside himself. Lol He enjoyed The Wrinkle in Time series, but is not a Percy Jackson fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 The Pendericks series by Jeanne Birdsall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Middle School series by James Patterson. My aunt is a librarian at a local middle school and recommended these. Got them for DD10 for Christmas and she ripped through them (4 books) in about as many days. She was off by herself laughing out loud at the antics of the characters. Then her sis (2yrs younger) started them and had the same response. Both girls love anything by Roald Dahl, and DD10 is also a huge fan of the "How to Train Your Dragon" series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 My son is reading The Hardy Boys right now. He also loved the book, Savvy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelupine7 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 All kids LOVE the Percy Jackson Series. These are the first books that really hooked my son. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Dd12 lord of the rings trilogy Dd10 cat warriors books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 My kids loved the Mr. Lemoncello books and the 68 Rooms series! My 11yo is reading On the Far Side of the Mountain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Tharp Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) My nine year old is reading: The H.IV.E. series (another plug for it). Ungifted by Gordan Korman How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor (deals with homelessness) The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett ETA: After rereading the OP, I'd particularly recommend H.I.V.E. Eight of the nine books in the series are already out and it's like Harry Potter meets Despicable Me. While the main character is a boy, there are some strong girl & women characters. My son is devouring these right now. Edited July 15, 2016 by Mrs. Tharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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