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Books for 9 yr old dd.. she thinks books her age are babyish !

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Louisa111 · 05/03/2023 19:18

Need some advice .. our 9 yr old dd is complaining that a lot of her books are just not interesting her anyone but I'm
Completely stuck about what books to get.
She usually reads
Diary of a wimpy kid,
Harry Potter
Fairy books,
David Walliams books etc

Just lately she says these are a bit babyish and wants books that are more real life but I feel she's too young for teenage books .. she is quite grown up for her age so any recommendations would be appreciated 😊

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TheYearOfSmallThings · 05/03/2023 19:25

Maybe Jacqueline Wilson? She does different series for different ages.

Chrispackhamspoodle · 05/03/2023 19:25

Katherine Rundell's books are good.The Explorers snd Rooftoppers.

Lupinslupinelady · 05/03/2023 19:24

Laura Ingalls Wilder books?

VickerishAllsort · 05/03/2023 19:24

But definitely not 'real life'. I really must work on my comprehension skills.

Cheesewiz · 05/03/2023 19:23

My dd9 loves warrior cats series

Donotgogentle · 05/03/2023 19:23

Assuming real life still means fiction, how about the Murder Most Unladylike series. Recommended age 9-12.

www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Most-Unladylike-Mystery/dp/0552570729

VickerishAllsort · 05/03/2023 19:23

Ursula le Guin's Earthsea trilogy.
Pre-Potter wizardry, more grown-up, beautifully written, Pullmanesque depths.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 05/03/2023 19:20

Oh sorry - neither of those are "real life"!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 05/03/2023 19:20

Has she tried Anne of Green Gables? Philip Pullman?