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-The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley

-The Lady Grace mysteries by Grace Cavendish

-The Royal Diaries series

-Dear America series

-The Enola Holmes (sister to Sherlock) mysteries by Nancy Springer

-Canterwood Crest series by Jessica Burkhart

-Main Street series by Ann Martin

-The Frog Princess series by E. D. Baker

-The Mother-Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel Frederick

-The Warriors series by Erin Hunter

-The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall

-The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart

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When my dd was that age I kept her busy with the TruthQuest guides and the VP catalog. VP has a vikings series and a roman ransom series she liked that might be about the level you're looking for. Also, WTM lists an oxford series of fairy tales by country/regions that she really enjoyed.

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These are all series, or books with sequels set in the same world:

fantastical
The Rescuers; Miss Bianca; The Turret; Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines; Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharp)
Wayside School (Sachar)
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (MacDonald)
The Borrowers (Norton)
Wizard of Oz (Baum) -- DSs esp. enjoyed Land of Oz 

realistic
Clementine (Pennypacker)
Ivy and Bean (Barrows)
The Moffats (Estes)
Ramona / Beezus / Henry Huggins books (Cleary)
"Shoes" series by Streatfeild -- Ballet Shoes, Circus Shoes, etc.

historical
Sarah Plain and Tall; Skylark; etc. (MacLachlan)
American Girl: Kitt Kittredge (Tripp)

animals
Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the MEOW Society (Byars) -- talking animals
The Mouse and the Motorcycle; Runaway Ralph (Cleary) -- talking animals
Catwings (L'Engle) -- flying/talking cats
Hank the Cowdog (Erickson) -- from the dog's point of view
Pony Pals (Betancourt)
Black Stallion (Farley)

mysteries
39 Cluses series (Riordan) -- the Percy Jackson author
Roman mysteries (Lawrence)
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Grabenstein)
Cam Jansen (Adler)
Basil of Baker Street (Great Mouse Detective series) (Titus)
Geronimo Stilton mysteries

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Well, the obvious answer here is more Riordan. He's got two more series featuring Percy Jackson et al, another one with Egyptian gods, and I believe another still with Norse gods.

Barring that, I have a few suggestions. It is important to note that your ideas of what is appropriate for a 9 year old and mine might differ. I used the Percy Jackson books as a guide, but that's not perfect. I strongly suggest you check out every book before handing it to your daughter.

Fantasy/Sci Fi

Aru Shah and the End of Time

The Savage Fortress

The Earthsea Cycle

The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming (this series starts a bit slow)

The Dark is Rising

Space Case

Zahrah, the Windseeker

Ambassador and Nomad (must read both books)

The Dalemark Quartet

Harry Potter

Astronaut Academy (graphic novel)

Breadcrumbs

The Prydain Chronicles

Oddity

Zita the Spacegirl (graphic novel)

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

Akata Witch

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

The Real Boy

Hereville (graphic novel)

Doll Bones

Mars Evacuees

Nimona (graphic novel)

Forest World

Savvy

The Thief series by Margaret Whalen Turner

The Powerless trilogy

The Bliss bakery series

Amulet (graphic novel)

The Last Kids on Earth

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Princeless (graphic novel)

Wee Free Men

The Princess Academy

The Jumbies

Bayou Magic

Greenglass House

Lowriders in Space (graphic novel)

ORVIS

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone

Lumberjanes (graphic novel)

A Tangle of Knots

Windblowne

The Unnameables

Amazing Greek Myths of Wonders and Blunders (graphic novel)

The Sasquatch Escape

The Hamster Princess

The True Meaning of Smekday

The Path of Names

Un Lun Dun

The Nine Pound Hammer

Mail-Order Wings (and anything else by this author you can find)

Gregor the Overlander

Hammer of Witches

Whales on Stilts (some people really hate this writing style. Take it out from the library first)

The House with a Clock in its Walls

Annals of the Western Shore series

Jinx

Circle of Magic quartet

Realistic contemporary and historical

Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Amelia Rules (graphic novel)

Detectives in Togas

Inside Out and Back Again

The Birchbark House

The Mighty Miss Malone

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild (yes, that is the correct spelling)

The Eagle of the Ninth

Roller Girl (graphic novel)

A Jar of Dreams

Strawberry Hill

Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

The War That Saved My Life

Swallows and Amazons

Vanished by Sheela Chari

Smile (graphic novel)

Save Me a Seat

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

One Crazy Summer

Heart of a Samurai

Crunch

The Truth About Twinkie Pie

When Life Gives You O. J.

Seaglass Summer

Indian Shoes

Kinda Like Brothers

Cupcake Cousins

Allie, First at Last

A Pickpocket's Tale

The Penderwicks

Dragonwings

Like Magic

Two Naomis

Rickshaw Girl

Seesaw Girl

A Single Shard

Ghost

The First Rule of Punk

Stef Soto, Taco Queen

Blackbird Fly

Pickle by Kim Baker

The Great Greene Heist

The Carver Chronicles

President of the Whole Fifth Grade

Gabi, Lost and Found

Kiki Strike

How Tia Lola Came to Stay

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A little different from what you asked but check out Owl Crate Jr. Its a monthly box with a book and some extras. It’s been great for DS. Sometimes he ends up loving books that he would not normally consider and finds new authors to check out. You can also see books they’ve chosen to find some ideas. Several have had great female protagonists like the Wizards of Once (from the author of How to Train Your Dragon).

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