Suitable books for quite an innocent 12yo girl whose a very good reader

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MirkleMe · 23/02/2020 19:35

My 12yo DD is capable of reading adult books but obviously the topics are not suitable, especially as she's quite niave.

She's in yr 7.

Any suggestions

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Floralnomad · 23/02/2020 19:45

Have a look at KM Shea .

Hepsibar · 23/02/2020 19:45

I was going to suggest Anne of Green Gables series. What about The Hobbit or Molly Moon series, if she likes ponies and horses there are oodles of books but some are desperately sad! There's also of course Enid Blyton Mallory Towers and St Clare's but maybe too easy and may drive you mad if you read with her.

Does she like nature? The Little Grey Men and Down the Bright Stream, Watership Down.

june2007 · 23/02/2020 19:44

I was thinking the above. Has she read Harry potter, Goose bumps. Judy Blume books. Miss peregines home for peculiar children.

SuperFurryDoggy · 23/02/2020 19:41

Oh yes, I used to devour Agatha Christie too! And the James Herriot books.

BathTangle · 23/02/2020 19:41

Has she read Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon?

SuperFurryDoggy · 23/02/2020 19:40

His Dark Materials books, followed by Book of Dust books

Saisong · 23/02/2020 19:40

Go for classics - Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Green Knowe series, The Dark is Rising series, Wolf Brother series, Call of the Wild. Frank Cotrell-Boyce and Louis Sachar have some good books.

LangClegsOpinionIsNoted · 23/02/2020 19:39

Would she be ok with the Agatha Christie novels? I loved them when I was a kid. Obviously murder etc but all very genteel and non gory! I devoured them from about age 7.

Bellesavage · 23/02/2020 19:37

When I was that age I enjoyed reading the classics, Dumas in particular, but also very trashy books like sweet valley high (!) And point horror of course.

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