books that are emotionally challenging

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OhFlippityBolax · 11/02/2015 20:05

That's the instructions from school But no recommendations which was helpful!

I'm after books for a bright y5 girl with a reading and comprehension age of 13+ that will challenge and engage her emotionally (and wean her off harry potter!) I'm coming up against a brick wall because they're either suitable content wise for her age or they're suitable ability wise but there doesn't seem to be a happy medium of books that do both

Thanks in advance!

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OhFlippityBolax · 11/02/2015 20:21

Ooh great suggestions! Lord of the Flies I remember doing at GCSE and remember squirming at even then! I Was considering pullman and have loaded them onto her kindle but not sure if she'll get more out of them later iyswim

The others I've not heard of at all so I'll go have a Google

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HerrenaHarridan · 11/02/2015 20:15

www.amazon.co.uk/Walter-Moers/e/B001JOSAUI
Fantastical stories invoking extreme imagination bit also hefty tomes that require dictionary reference. Outstanding books

The Tiffany aching series by terry pratchett. They do have sexual references but in what I would consider to be an appropriate way. Ie its a part of the tapestry but not smutty. So if you would cover dds eyes if you were visiting a farm and the sheep were at it probably not for you.
I'm reccomending them because they're excellent adventure stories with an emphasis on resourcefulness and a string female lead.

NimpyWWindowmash · 11/02/2015 20:14

His dark materials, Pullman, blew our minds. Especially the last one.

(Precocious 9yr old DS with same reading levels as yours )

VinoEsmeralda · 11/02/2015 20:12

Not sure if emotionally challenging but my DS yr6 is currently reading Lord of the Flies and before that he read The Five People You Meet in Heaven. The latter made quite an impression and he talked about if quite a bit, lots of questions.

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