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Books for daughter

Wondering if anyone can help . DD1 - age 10, very able reader - reading age 13+. Can anyone please recommend any fiction books for her? She always has nose in harry potter - but I am wanting to get her something different, more of an advanced read, but avoiding teenage romance/sci-fi/stuff with swearing etc. Any body able to give advice of titles to watch out for?:confused:

TIA:T

INkie
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  • Jay-Jay_4
    Jay-Jay_4 Posts: 7,351 Forumite
    Has she read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings?
    Just run, run and keep on running!

  • Rachie_B
    Rachie_B Posts: 8,785 Forumite
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    take her to the library for her to choose for herself ? :)
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    books are £3 and she can then sell them once she's read them!
  • bobsa1
    bobsa1 Posts: 1,947 Forumite
    Just got my 12year old 10 my story books from bookpeople. Usually £4.99 each (I think) but I got 10 for £10. They are history stories and seem quite good. She loves them
  • Triker
    Triker Posts: 7,247 Forumite
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    Hi, how about the Phillip Pullman series, (Dark Materials), Northern Lights, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass really excellent.
    Gerald Durrell, my family and other animals, Terry Pratchett, any, all funny, Meg Cabot, really good for teenage girls, Princess Diaries and others that she has written. Erm if I think of any more I'll pop them on here. Cheers
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  • Has she read Adrian Mole ?? Years old now..but a classic all the same! I read a book at that age that I have always remembered - Mariannes dreams ...great book ..still available as I bought it for my DD last xmas (she was 12) ...it really is fantastic..google it and read all the reviews on Amazon!
    I have had brain surgery - sorry if I am a little confused sometimes ;)
  • alanalea
    alanalea Posts: 1,284 Forumite
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    Theres a 5 part series of books by Debi Gliori called the Pure Dead series- about a magical family with a pet crocodile (Tock), Spider (Tarantella), rats (Multitudina and Terminus), Gryffon (Saab), Dragons (Ffup, Nestor) and a yeti called Knot. I'd recommend them to anyone, they are based for the younger readers (13+) but i've read every one and think that they're fantastic! You can pick the first 4 up really cheaply on ebay, the fifth came out last week. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/debi-gliori/
    "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye."...Miss piggy
  • Lemony Snickett books??? Last one ever is out on Friday 13th October!!!
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  • *zippy*
    *zippy* Posts: 2,979 Forumite
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    Don't know if it would be too old fashioned now, but I loved Anne Of Green Gables.

    My 10 year old DD is enjoying Journey To The River Sea by Eva Ibbotson at the moment
  • The Mallorie Blackman books are really good, and are managing to steer my daughter away from Jacqueline Wilson!
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