Can someone please give me some suggestions for books for my 8 year old dd? Thanks.

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  • Can someone please give me some suggestions for books for my 8 year old dd? Thanks.

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    • What books has she enjoyed?

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      06.22.09, 07:34 AM Flag
      • She liked Magic Tree House, Daisy Meadows fairies, Little House on the Prairie, first 2 books Harry Potter.

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        06.22.09, 07:49 AM Flag
        • Try Ivy and Bean next. Also the Ramona books, Encyclopedia Brown

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          06.22.09, 07:52 AM Flag
        • has she read the betsy/tacy books? a little old fashioned but it sounds like something she might enjoy. i'd also suggest the "shoes" books (ballet shoes, circus shoes, etc.) but they might be hard to find. sorry, i don't know that many contemporary books.

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          06.22.09, 07:54 AM Flag
          • ^^^also pippi longstocking. and i'll second the wolves of willoughby chase that the poster below mentioned. also books by Avi and books by patricia beatty, although those might wait a year or two.

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            06.22.09, 07:58 AM Flag
        • My Weird School series.

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          06.22.09, 07:58 AM Flag
        • np Daisy Meadows Fairies are more for 5 and 6 yos, imo.

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          06.22.09, 08:28 AM Flag
    • The Secret Garden, Ballet Shoes, Wolves of Willoughby Chase

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      06.22.09, 07:50 AM Flag
    • The Little House books by Wilder, Ramona books by Cleary, Clementine by Pennypacker, Ivy & Bean books, Judy Moody books, and Geronimo Stilton books. Enjoy!

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      06.22.09, 08:11 AM Flag
    • Savvy by Ingrid Law

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      06.22.09, 08:19 AM Flag
    • The Phantom Tollbooth; Jennifer, Hectate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth; From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler (last two by the same author).

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      06.22.09, 08:20 AM Flag
    • The Gilda Joyce books by Jennifer Allison are really cute. And Lauren Myracle's Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen.

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      06.22.09, 08:27 AM Flag
    • Thank you all.

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      06.22.09, 08:27 AM Flag
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