Books for daughter

Mrs_pbradley936

I wish you well with her reading but do be prepared for her to stop reading for pleasure in a couple of years. We all read in our house but my youngest son stopped reading anything he did not have to by about fourteen. Something which I remember holding his attention was Stone Cold by Robert Swindells (you might not like it!). I was upset that my son stopped reading for pleasure but the more I tried to encourage it the more resistance he put up. He has a degree in mathematics so it did not harm his studies but I think the last novel he read was Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry for GCSE English. Your daughter may like that (again you may not). When I say "you may not like" it is not because of any swearing, but that those books deal with topics that you may think she is too young for namely homelessness and racism. They keep youngsters reading though.

Biddyrolo

My daughters loved the Redwall books by Brian Jaques (I think) at that age, also Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass. I can also recommend the Belgariad and Mallorean series's by David Eddings (think Lord of the Rings lite).

patchwork_cat

Hi

I second the libarary route. Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Fine, Ally's World, Louis Sachar, MAlory Towers, Cathy Cassidy - no swearing, Hilary McKay, Meg Cabot. These are all more girl interest. I second Lemony Snickett, Chrestomanci.
Then there are classsics like Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web ,Pippi Longstocking maybe even Jane Austen , but that might be pushing it a bit yet. My daughter has a reading age 3 years older than her, but I also find that the interest level has to be about the right age.

carol_a_3

My niece (12)was reading books by Jeanne Duprau in the Summer and I borrowed them afterwards and thought they were brilliant, fantasy tales of a hidden city. "The City of Ember" and "The people of Sparks".

dumpy

I liked the Susan Cooper Dark is rising series, it starts with Over sea and under stone. Could be a bit young for her, but the main charcaters are her age. The series runs for 5 books. If she likes HP she might like these are they are a bit mysterious and magic based.

I can't remember the author but Mrs Frisby and the rats of Nimah was very good as well at that age (it was made into a film but the book is soooo much better)

Biddyrolo

Just remembered The Borrowers books.

ayla261

jenny_f wrote:

greenmetropolis.com
books are £3 and she can then sell them once she's read them!

you get paid £3 for selling but buy them at £3.75, however myself and many others on there offer the £1 discount for childrens books and they now have huge collection

Minxz

My daughter's 13, and she also loved the malorie Blackman books, the Noughts & crosses series.. I read them 1st to check they were ok, and I enjoyed them too!
Also.. Artemis Fowl,
Lemony Snickett,
Jaqueline Wilson
Holes( this is also a set text book when she reaches 13-14 at secondary school)
Carries War
Mister Tom( a set text book for year 6)

Hope that helps!

jellyhead

my year 6 boy is reading adrian mole at school, they all love it

i first read jane austen at the age of 12 and have to say i really didn't get why she ended up with darcy, or maybe i'm just thick for me having a high reading age didn't mean i really 'got' the books for older readers.

i loved the library, and if you put her favourite books into amazon you'll get recommendations for similar books too.

Savvy_Sue

Haven't seen anyone mention Ursula K LeGuin yet - although she sometimes gets classified as SF it's never come across that way to me. Wizard of Earthsea is a good series to start with.

Also Alan Garner, The Owl Service.

But be aware of the reluctanct to read anything your mum recommends ... or maybe it's just boys who go through that? Immensely frustrating period - finally overcome now, after a few years of the boys completely ignoring anything we suggested, only to pick it up if teachers recommended it! Now they scour our bookshelves before long journeys quite happily!