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Romantic books for 11-year-old girl

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LadyGlencoraPalliser · 19/11/2008 11:42

DD told me she wants to read some romantic books! So I gave her the Flambards trilogy which she is enthralled with. Can anyone think of anything else along similar lines she could read. I thought of I Capture the Castle but she might be a bit young for that. Should I just let her loose on my Georgette Heyer collection or has anyone got any better ideas? I remember reading Gone with the Wind at a similar age, and my mother being horrified when she realised.

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Othersideofthechannel · 19/11/2008 11:58

Anne of Green Gables?

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LadyGlencoraPalliser · 19/11/2008 11:58

Yes, she asked if she could read Persuasion, Mrs B, as she enjoyed the TV version. However, she tried to read Sense and Sensibility a few months ago after watching the film of that and gave up after struggling through a few chapters. I then gave her an abridged version which she found to simplified - so you can't win! Jean Plaidy is a good idea. Or maybe her alter ego Victoria Holt, I remember really liking those as a teenager.

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choosyfloosy · 19/11/2008 11:57

Oh, Antonia Fraser? I always find them quite romantic, although now that I am older I can no longer cope with Patrick who is actually an unpleasant character. But a romantic sort at that age.

choosyfloosy · 19/11/2008 11:56

Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr (maybe she's already had that) but NOT the sequel which is horrible dated and snobby.

All KM Peyton books are romantic. Fly By Night is great IMO.

The Princess and the Goblin? George Macdonald and lots of sequels to go on to.

I read Narnia at 11 but probably a late developer? If she hasn't had these then definitely.

MrsBadger · 19/11/2008 11:51

I reckon historical fiction is the way to go - little bit of romance, no actual sex. I'd hang fire on the Georgette Heyer for a little bit if you can, though I'd rather that than modern 'chick lit'
Jean Plaidy? Children of the New Forest? Even Jane Austen

elkiedee · 19/11/2008 11:49

There's a 4th Flambards book as well. She might enjoy some of KM Peyton's other books if you can get hold of them, I gave my then teenage sister one to read called Snowfall (I think) which was a great hit, I had to wait in a long queue to borrow it off her after all her friends at school did and stuff.

I Capture the Castle sounds worth a try too.

How about Daphne Du Maurier? (A bit darker, perhaps).

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