Books with a sword fighting heroine

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LivingChess · 08/11/2022 13:49

Looking for something for or my 10 year old DD. She's currently reading Percy Jackson. Absolutely not into romance, fashion, cute fairy stuff or friendship troubles.

Ideally I'd like to get her something with a sword fighting heroine. Detective type or adventure would also be a possibility, as would historical fiction.

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RoseValleyRambles · 08/11/2022 15:27

The dragonsbane series by Patricia c wrede.

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LivingChess · 08/11/2022 15:20

Alanna series by Tamora Pierce
Those are my favourite childhood books, she has them already!

Skullduggery pleasant, Redwall, Katherine Rundell
will take a look, not sure she has any of these.

@creideamhdóchasgrá thanks, that's the only list I found!

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OhMaria2 · 08/11/2022 15:04

LivingChess · 08/11/2022 13:49

Looking for something for or my 10 year old DD. She's currently reading Percy Jackson. Absolutely not into romance, fashion, cute fairy stuff or friendship troubles.

Ideally I'd like to get her something with a sword fighting heroine. Detective type or adventure would also be a possibility, as would historical fiction.

Look up tamora Peirce her alana the lioness and wild magic books are ace!
Also, in a related vein, the Redwall books were life changing for me as a child

creideamhdóchasgrá · 08/11/2022 15:02

Found this
www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=9960

Merrow · 08/11/2022 15:00

Has she read the Skullduggery pleasant series by Derek Landy? More magic than swords, although swords do feature. And they're detectives.

I've not read it recently so it might not hold up but there's the Alanna series by Tamora Pierce. Set in a medieval/fantasy world where girls learn magic and boys learn to be Knights. Twin siblings switch identities as he wants to learn magic and she wants to be a knight. Long series.

Katherine Rundell is a great writer, Good Thieves has the feel of an Enid Blyton type adventure for an older age group.

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