I need recommendations again - books for an 11 year old who is reading above her age

Your county is a beacon of excellence in terms of public library provision though Roisin

I Coriander is by Sally Gardner - my DD loved it. She also really enjoyed the Ingo series by Helen Dunmore, recommended to us on here by Ellbell I think.

My DD will be 11 by the time I finish this post She is a little innocent and I wouldn't mind keeping her that way for a little longer. She has just read all the Princess Diaries which are not juvenile and very teenagerish. The early books Mia is 13 and by the last book she has boyfriend and debating how far she will go with him. She did ask one or two questions but hasn't seemed to make her grow up too much. She also read Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli which is about first love and adored it.

She has just finished Dolphin Song and can't wait to read the rest in the series

The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird.
She writes some other good stuff too.

Sorry, I've got brainache - will come back to this later I promise.

In our county (don't know about Scotland) children can request library books from anywhere in the County free-of-charge, and all the databases are available online.

my family and other animals
all john wyndham
great expectations
oliver twist

ds 11 has read all these in last few months and enjoyed them

Just thought of another one...has she read 'I Coriander' - can't remember the author but think it won the Smarties prize a couple of years ago.

His Dark Materials is wonderful and if she is a mature 11 she's certainly ready. I had wonderful discussions with the super bright 11 year old in my class last year about the series (sorry, teacher head on ) as it was both his and my favourite, on different levels I'm sure. (Still, he was also better than me at maths so maybe not on different levels...)

I think 11 year olds must be able to choose their own books though. As an avid readermyself as a child I read everything I could find in my parents house from the age of 8, such as "Virgin Soldiers" "The Carpet Baggers" etc etc

I'm not suggesting censorship - I'm suggesting not growing up too soon in this, as in any other area!

Ah, I love Google, it was Barbara Willard, and the series is the Mantlemass series. I found both historical novels and fantasy a good bridge to adult fiction.

I like Henry Treece too - the Viking's Dawn trilogy, although they may not be in print any more. There was also a great historical fiction series about a family who were descended from the Plantagenets, but I can't remember who it was written by. I'll have to visit my big sister and raid her bookshelves again!

Seeker, my 11 year old dd read His Dark Materials last year and understood it , in fact she ahd a good conversation about it with the Headmistress of a potential senior school who had just read it herself.

I don't censor books, she chooses them herself.

Just thought of two more:

Ian Seraillier's 'The Silver Sword' and
Geoffrey Trease's 'Bows Against the Barons'

And has she read Arthur Ransome?

Lots of good suggestions here, many of which are in my own personal collection . A few others: Robin McKinley, Peter Dickinson, Robert Cormier (although a bit scary), David Almond, Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus), Angie Sage (Septimus Heap), Obert Skye (Levin Thumps), some of the older Anne Fines (you might want to read these first to judge appropriateness as she spans from adults to early readers). I also really rate Charlotte Haptie (Otto series) although she may have read them already. Joan Aitkin if she's not already read the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series, and Debbie Gliori's Pure Dead series is fun too.

Some good stuff on that thread though Seeker. But for younger stuffthis one is worth a look too.

Terry Pratchett - the discworld series as much as his childrens/teens stuff

And I've just seen a link to a list of teen fiction. She's not a teen - she's 11!

Interesting point - do you mean reading above her age in that she is an excellent reader for her age, or that she is emotionally and intellectually ready for harder stuff. two very different things - I was a bit sad to see the suggestion that some books like Artemis Fowl might be too juvenile - she's only 11, you know!

For waht it's worth, I think it would be an INCREDIBLY rare 11 year old who could really get to grips with the themes in His Dark Materials, for example. Isn't it better to save some stuff until they are 13 or so, and more able to understand the complex issues that are being addressed?

You might find this thread useful. I think it was the nearest we came to compiling the definitive list of teen fiction.

If she's into fantasy stuff - Eragon and sequel Eldest - next one out soon. DS read it, then me, then DH - all loved it!

The Spook's Apprentice series - fab too - and Michelle Paver - WOlf Brother series, we are just getting into.

I ADORED the Flambards series when I was about 12 - anyone remember the TV series too?

Also, if she's into horses at all, there's a great series called The Silver Brumbies, by Elyn Mitchell - out of print but in some libraries and in Amazon nearly new etc.

I need to start checking before I press post - that should read 'she's probably already read them'

And she's probably already them, but Carrie's War and Goodnight Mister Tom were favourties of mine when I was small.
Oooh and how about Anne Frank?

Benjamin Zephaniah books are very good - although you might want to check that you are happy with the content before she reads them.

Sorry, meant Joan Lingard, not Jean Ure !

How about the Jean Ure series which starts with 12th day of July, Across the Barricades etc. I loved reading them at that age, also Lois Duncan.