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Post by GamGam on Jan 21, 2018 23:59:55 GMT
We are visiting soon, and I would like to take her a little gift, and need help choosing a good book. She reads a lot on her own, and has read most of the book my kids read at her age. But I am out of touch with newer authors, and really need suggestions. What books/ authors does your daughter of granddaughter love?
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Jan 22, 2018 0:06:41 GMT
DD (also 10) just finished the Misadventures of Edgar and Allen Poe series of 3 books and LOVED it. To be honest, they'd probably be considered more "boy books", but if your DGD enjoys mysteries & orneriness, she might enjoy them. They're not very thick - less than an inch - but they were challenging enough reading that DD (an all-star reader) didn't just breeze through them in a night or two. Here's a link to the first book:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 1:05:53 GMT
The Penderwicks
Mysterious Benedict Society
Tuesdays at the Castle
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place
All of these are some newer books that my 10 and 12 year old daughters have loved. Also, these are all series that she could continue if she liked it.
Actually, dh and I loved The Incorrigible Children too! It's hilarious!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 1:27:41 GMT
If she is an avid reader, may I suggest an outing to go pick a book? It is a great way to spend some one on one time and my daughter thinks going to the bookstore is the best treat. <3
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Post by bethany102399 on Jan 22, 2018 1:32:39 GMT
If she is an avid reader, may I suggest an outing to go pick a book? It is a great way to spend some one on one time and my daughter thinks going to the bookstore is the best treat. <3 I was all set to suggest a book, but LOVE this idea. I bet she would be thrilled to tell you all about whatever books she is into. My suggestion was going to be from the Warrior Cats series if she's read any of those. There's also Percy Jackson, Stars so Sweet, The Dork Diary series, Wimpy kid. |
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Jan 22, 2018 1:33:37 GMT
The War That Saved My Life
The Wild Robot
Fish in a Tree
Three top notch titles girls enjoy.
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Post by nepean on Jan 22, 2018 1:34:42 GMT
One of my all time favorites, is Mandy, by Julie Andrews. It is perfect for that age range, and very a very sweet story.
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Post by imsirius on Jan 22, 2018 1:35:59 GMT
Harry Potter.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jan 22, 2018 1:55:49 GMT
The Penderwicks Mysterious Benedict SocietyTuesdays at the Castle T he Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place All of these are some newer books that my 10 and 12 year old daughters have loved. Also, these are all series that she could continue if she liked it. Actually, dh and I loved The Incorrigible Children too! It's hilarious! I've read the first couple of both of these series, and they ARE really good. I'm going to have to look for the Edgar and Allen Poe books, too-- they sound interesting. (BTW; coaliesquirrel, your link comes back to this thread.) |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jan 22, 2018 2:02:11 GMT
Has she read any of the Boxcar Children series? I remember really loving that series.
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Post by scrapngranny on Jan 22, 2018 2:13:04 GMT
I go my 10 year old granddaughter The Kingdom Keepers, box set of 3 books. It is a mystery that takes place in Disneyland with teens and the Disney villains. She loved it. It’s about $18.00 on Amazon.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jan 22, 2018 2:26:21 GMT
Chronicles of Narnia?? not sure what age range they're considered.
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Post by MerryMom on Jan 22, 2018 2:29:42 GMT
Book preferences are so specific to someone’s interests. Could you take her to a bookstore while you are visiting and she can pick out the book? You can have dessert somewhere after?
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Post by jenjie on Jan 22, 2018 2:30:40 GMT
One of my all time favorites, is Mandy, by Julie Andrews. It is perfect for that age range, and very a very sweet story. I loved this book and never forgot it. I had no idea it was written by Julie Andrews! |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jan 22, 2018 2:32:31 GMT
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Post by freecharlie on Jan 22, 2018 2:34:24 GMT
I go my 10 year old granddaughter The Kingdom Keepers, box set of 3 books. It is a mystery that takes place in Disneyland with teens and the Disney villains. She loved it. It’s about $18.00 on Amazon. there are at least 5 orb6 of them noe. I've enjoyed them as well. (I like kids books like that) |
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Post by jenjie on Jan 22, 2018 2:38:57 GMT
I loved the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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Post by lucyg on Jan 22, 2018 2:45:23 GMT
That’s what I was going to say, if she hasn’t read them yet.  Wrinkle in Time, ditto, and it’s soon-to-be-a-major-motion-picture, so there’s that. I loved it at 10 when it was brand new. 😄 Also love the idea of taking her book shopping. |
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Post by birdy on Jan 22, 2018 2:53:34 GMT
My 11 year old DD loves the American Girl chapter books.
If your granddaughter likes horses, my daughter has gotten into the Canterbury Crest series. We got her the first 4 books for Christmas and she read them in 2 days. She used her Christmas money to buy 10 more!
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Post by ellen on Jan 22, 2018 3:05:00 GMT
The book Bailey's Story is very popular with kids that age right now. It's part of a new series that goes with "A Dog's Purpose." I teach 4th grade and gave each of my kids a copy for christmas and they love it. Bailey's Story |
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Post by vspindler on Jan 22, 2018 3:18:20 GMT
The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jan 22, 2018 3:37:05 GMT
I loved the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I came here to recommend the Betsy books, and I'm so happy that someone beat me to it! |
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Post by Loydene on Jan 22, 2018 3:50:07 GMT
Take her to her local library and get a library card with her! or I agree with the recommendation of taking her to a bookstore -- if you can find a "local" seller v. a big seller - then all the better - but introduce her to the wonder of a library and/or book store!
I don't know what you are suggesting as "everything your kids had read" -- but I recommend turning to the "classics" -- if she hasn't read them --Little Women, Black Beauty -- then turn to literature - and see if something there piques her interest -- Olive Twist??? Romeo and Juliet? Some of the English poets??
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Post by librarylady on Jan 22, 2018 3:57:19 GMT
She might like
The Boys Start the War (Boy/Girl Battle)
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
--This is a series in which a family with several girls interacts with a family of boys.
I do like the idea of going to a book store together. So much depends on what interests she might have.
Shiloh is a good dog book.
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Post by caangel on Jan 22, 2018 4:07:15 GMT
Book Scavenger and the sequal The Unbreakable Code. The 3rd one comes out this spring I think. Both have been on the NYT best sellers list and my friend is the author. Great mysteries staring kids and set in San Francisco.
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Post by SallyPA on Jan 22, 2018 4:10:10 GMT
Lots of great suggestions! One of our family favorites was Wildwood. Really fun and adventurous.
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Post by jenjie on Jan 22, 2018 4:10:53 GMT
I loved the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I came here to recommend the Betsy books, and I'm so happy that someone beat me to it! Did you read through the full series? I loved how the older they got, she adjusted the reading level with it. I loved watching them grow up and get married. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 22, 2018 4:37:44 GMT
My DD is a couple years younger but she reads well above grade level. She is really getting into the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and they must be popular because every one she has brought home from the school library has been checked out a million times and look like they’ve been through a war. She also really liked the Wayside School book series.
A lot depends on what the individual kid is interested in, and my kid absolutely LOVES being able to go to the book store and pick out the books she wants to read. Thankfully many of the titles she is interested in we can get through Scholastic Book Club through her classroom teacher and they’re a little less expensive that way.
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Post by Marina on Jan 22, 2018 5:30:42 GMT
Little Women
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Post by smokeynspike on Jan 22, 2018 6:36:46 GMT
We are avid readers in my household and I would suggest taking her to a local bookstore or letting her pick something out online when you visit so you don't end up duplicating something that she has already read. Whatever you decide to do, I am sure that she will be thrilled if she loves to read!
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