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Post by corinne11 on Jan 22, 2018 7:54:25 GMT
If you are on Facebook there is a great page called Mighty Girls. I'm a librarian and I love seeing the wide range of books they promote. Many of them are American authors and topics, but they would be suitable for girls all over the world. I have a nice little wish list going of inspirational books. Many are true stories but there are lots of fiction books also.
Corinne
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Post by muggins on Jan 22, 2018 8:09:55 GMT
Off the top of my head:-
Wonder Walk two moons Esperanza Rising Warrior series Tuck Everlasting The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The Underland Chronicles - Gregor the Overlander
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Post by camcas on Jan 22, 2018 12:30:05 GMT
The Children of the lamp-first in a series about a family of djinn ( genies)- the children discover this about their heritage and their powers in this first book Bark belly- a lovely book about a boy who is part tree- sounds strange but is a lovely story Septimus heap series..not sure of the name of the first one Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda Both my DS loved all of these
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Post by GamGam on Jan 22, 2018 12:31:45 GMT
THANKS so much for your help! I will sort through all the titles, and get some input from her Mom to be sure she has not read what I decide on as her gift. I love the suggestion to take her shopping, but that it not possible this trip. They live in the suburbs of a very large city, and I would get lost driving there. I always take a little gift for her and her brother when we visit, and I Have a book for him as well. Both these kids love to read, and I look forward to adding to their reading pleasure, thanks to your help. I will, however, email this thread to son and DIL. I’M sure they will use it too.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Jan 22, 2018 12:35:42 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.) Thanks - I didn't realize it was doing that! I fixed it in my post above.
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Post by sabrinae on Jan 22, 2018 13:33:49 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. This is actually a longer series. I think it’s 6 or 7 books. My 10 year old likes these. She also just finished The One and Only Ivan and really enjoyed it. It’s about a gorilla and his animal friends who live in a “circus” in a shopping mall. Wonder is a big hit with her and her friends. She’s currently reading A Wrinkle in Time in preparation for the movie coming out
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jan 22, 2018 22:26:49 GMT
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. Oh yes! I have read the series many times. I still read the whole set at least once a year. I am a HUGE Betsy fan. I live a few hours away from "Deep Valley", and have visited the Betsy house. I need to go back though, since my last visit the society has restored the upstairs where she and Julia had their bedroom. I wish the house the family moved to when she started high school was still standing, those books were always my favorites. You might enjoy the betsy-Tacy society website. www.betsy-tacysociety.org/
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jan 23, 2018 5:40:55 GMT
I don't think I've ever read any of these books, but after reading how much you guys have enjoyed them, I think I"ll have to check them out! another couple series I'd recommend (again, I'm not sure of the age range for these) are Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Beezus books, or The Mouse and the Motorcycle (I loved these, lol); I also really liked The Borrowers. If you're going for classics, how about Little House on the Prairie? And I second Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom... I still re-read all of them every couple years.
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Post by mlana on Jan 23, 2018 7:11:48 GMT
Tamara Pierce has several fantasy series appropriate for that age. Her series about the 4 young mages, The Circle series, I think, is excellent. It’s a great audio book, too. I highly encourage you to buy TWO copies of the book and read it yourself so you can discuss it with your granddaughter. All 4 of us - my husband, son, daughter, me - and my mom, have read/listened to the entire series and most of the other books written by this author.
I’ve shared this before, but I’ll share it again -
My DD (and our family) started listening to the Alanna series, Lioness Rampant, when my DD was 8 or so. It had such an impact on how she approached obstacles and relationships in her life. There are 4 books in the series and I know my DD has read them over and over again. When she found out that the last of the four books had been written and Ms Pierce was going to stop writing directly about Alanna, my daughter asked me to help her write a letter to her and ask her to reconsider. Ms Pierce took the time to respond to the email in the kindest way possible. She made such an impression on my daughter both with her books and her email, I just can’t tell you how grateful I was, and am, for her time. Now grown, my DD still tells me that there have been times she’s wanted to give up on something and, instead, pictured how Alanna would have handled it and then moved on to get the job done.
Marcy
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Post by GamGam on Jan 23, 2018 12:02:03 GMT
Tamara Pierce has several fantasy series appropriate for that age. Her series about the 4 young mages, The Circle series, I think, is excellent. It’s a great audio book, too. I highly encourage you to buy TWO copies of the book and read it yourself so you can discuss it with your granddaughter. All 4 of us - my husband, son, daughter, me - and my mom, have read/listened to the entire series and most of the other books written by this author. I’ve shared this before, but I’ll share it again - My DD (and our family) started listening to the Alanna series, Lioness Rampant, when my DD was 8 or so. It had such an impact on how she approached obstacles and relationships in her life. There are 4 books in the series and I know my DD has read them over and over again. When she found out that the last of the four books had been written and Ms Pierce was going to stop writing directly about Alanna, my daughter asked me to help her write a letter to her and ask her to reconsider. Ms Pierce took the time to respond to the email in the kindest way possible. She made such an impression on my daughter both with her books and her email, I just can’t tell you how grateful I was, and am, for her time. Now grown, my DD still tells me that there have been times she’s wanted to give up on something and, instead, pictured how Alanna would have handled it and then moved on to get the job done. Marcy Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful story about your daughter. And thanks also to you for the recommendation of these books.
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Post by dawnnikol on Jan 23, 2018 12:29:36 GMT
Tamara Pierce has several fantasy series appropriate for that age. Her series about the 4 young mages, The Circle series, I think, is excellent. It’s a great audio book, too. I highly encourage you to buy TWO copies of the book and read it yourself so you can discuss it with your granddaughter. All 4 of us - my husband, son, daughter, me - and my mom, have read/listened to the entire series and most of the other books written by this author. I’ve shared this before, but I’ll share it again - My DD (and our family) started listening to the Alanna series, Lioness Rampant, when my DD was 8 or so. It had such an impact on how she approached obstacles and relationships in her life. There are 4 books in the series and I know my DD has read them over and over again. When she found out that the last of the four books had been written and Ms Pierce was going to stop writing directly about Alanna, my daughter asked me to help her write a letter to her and ask her to reconsider. Ms Pierce took the time to respond to the email in the kindest way possible. She made such an impression on my daughter both with her books and her email, I just can’t tell you how grateful I was, and am, for her time. Now grown, my DD still tells me that there have been times she’s wanted to give up on something and, instead, pictured how Alanna would have handled it and then moved on to get the job done. Marcy I love stories like this. Especially since I read the Alanna series a couple of years ago and adored them. Also, a suggestion if she does already read and love Harry Potter, there are special editions you could buy her that would be lovely as well. The same could be said for any of her favorites, too though, but the HP series is the only one I own multiple copies of.
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Post by jenjie on Jan 23, 2018 14:14:37 GMT
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. Oh yes! I have read the series many times. I still read the whole set at least once a year. I am a HUGE Betsy fan. I live a few hours away from "Deep Valley", and have visited the Betsy house. I need to go back though, since my last visit the society has restored the upstairs where she and Julia had their bedroom. I wish the house the family moved to when she started high school was still standing, those books were always my favorites. You might enjoy the betsy-Tacy society website. www.betsy-tacysociety.org/Excellent! Different little things are coming back to me, like how they were able to turn a piano box or something into a clubhouse. I remember wondering just how big was that box! LOL and when they all cut their hair in a friendship pact. I loved reading about them when they grew up, I loved seeing the beautiful pics of clothing and reading about the escapades of that era. I really enjoyed Carney’s house party - can you imagine being the parent who hosts a bunch of your kids’ friends for an entire month?
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Post by jenjie on Jan 23, 2018 14:15:50 GMT
Tamara Pierce has several fantasy series appropriate for that age. Her series about the 4 young mages, The Circle series, I think, is excellent. It’s a great audio book, too. I highly encourage you to buy TWO copies of the book and read it yourself so you can discuss it with your granddaughter. All 4 of us - my husband, son, daughter, me - and my mom, have read/listened to the entire series and most of the other books written by this author. I’ve shared this before, but I’ll share it again - My DD (and our family) started listening to the Alanna series, Lioness Rampant, when my DD was 8 or so. It had such an impact on how she approached obstacles and relationships in her life. There are 4 books in the series and I know my DD has read them over and over again. When she found out that the last of the four books had been written and Ms Pierce was going to stop writing directly about Alanna, my daughter asked me to help her write a letter to her and ask her to reconsider. Ms Pierce took the time to respond to the email in the kindest way possible. She made such an impression on my daughter both with her books and her email, I just can’t tell you how grateful I was, and am, for her time. Now grown, my DD still tells me that there have been times she’s wanted to give up on something and, instead, pictured how Alanna would have handled it and then moved on to get the job done. Marcy What a wonderful, wonderful story. I missed it before so I’m glad you shared it again.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jan 23, 2018 14:16:26 GMT
I'll third (or fourth) Harry Potter.
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Post by jenjie on Jan 23, 2018 14:17:38 GMT
I don't think I've ever read any of these books, but after reading how much you guys have enjoyed them, I think I"ll have to check them out! another couple series I'd recommend (again, I'm not sure of the age range for these) are Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Beezus books, or The Mouse and the Motorcycle (I loved these, lol); I also really liked The Borrowers. If you're going for classics, how about Little House on the Prairie? And I second Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom... I still re-read all of them every couple years. I read every one of the series you mentioned! Did you read the Betsy and Billy series by Carolyn Haywood? Love love loved the borrowers!
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Post by Basket1lady on Jan 23, 2018 16:40:46 GMT
Yes to all mentioned here! Especially the Betsy-Tacy books. DD is named from the books!
Another great one is Shakespeare for Kids. Both DD and DS loved those stories and it really helped when they started doing Shakespeare in school. DD took an entire semester of Shakespeare her senior year, she loved it so much.
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Post by stampbooker on Jan 23, 2018 17:01:54 GMT
I will go old school and suggest Heidi. Probably still my favorite book, just love it. I also loved the Little House series, Boxcar Children, and Bobbsey Twins. Pollyanna,The Secret Garden, A little Princess. Those were my style. Depends on what genre she likes. My oldest Daughter was more into the Fantasy Genre and didn't like any of my childhood favorites. Luckily my youngest daughter does, so we can share my favorites together!
Julie
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Post by jenjie on Jan 23, 2018 17:47:53 GMT
I will go old school and suggest Heidi. Probably still my favorite book, just love it. I also loved the Little House series, Boxcar Children, and Bobbsey Twins. Pollyanna,The Secret Garden, A little Princess. Those were my style. Depends on what genre she likes. My oldest Daughter was more into the Fantasy Genre and didn't like any of my childhood favorites. Luckily my youngest daughter does, so we can share my favorites together! Julie Bobbsey Twins! 😊
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Post by stampbooker on Jan 23, 2018 20:45:59 GMT
I haven't seen those books in years,but I LOVED the Bobbsey Twins!
Julie
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Post by Prenticekid on Jan 23, 2018 20:54:50 GMT
FWIW, my grandchildren love both trips to the bookstore and books I pick out. So, you can't go wrong either way.
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Post by rrp23 on Jan 23, 2018 23:39:40 GMT
I think letting her pick out something she'd like to read would be better. But since im an avid reader, i thought i'd recommend any of the pippi longstocking series. Mostly anything by roald Dahl, i especially enjoyed the witches around that age. Harriet the spy was another fave. I think its awesome that you want to share this with your granddaughter!
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Post by rrp23 on Jan 23, 2018 23:42:31 GMT
I don't think I've ever read any of these books, but after reading how much you guys have enjoyed them, I think I"ll have to check them out! another couple series I'd recommend (again, I'm not sure of the age range for these) are Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Beezus books, or The Mouse and the Motorcycle (I loved these, lol); I also really liked The Borrowers. If you're going for classics, how about Little House on the Prairie? And I second Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom... I still re-read all of them every couple years. We have the same book taste!
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