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DD1 needs some new books - what can follow Mallory Towers!?

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Polgara2 · 13/04/2007 23:04

DD1 has just finished reading the Mallory Towers set and absolutely loved them. So suggestions please on what to get her next? She likes girly books rather than scary or thriller type ones (but not too twee please!) Am off to look at the Book People but will check back. TIA.

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Uetli · 18/04/2007 21:50

Ooh I loved the Chalet School

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Polgara2 · 16/04/2007 14:13

Oops don't know what I did wrong there

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Polgara2 · 16/04/2007 14:12

You absolute star RosaLuxembourg!! Thank you very much. Have ordered them plus something for dd2 and managed to get a free gift and free postage - woohoo!!

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RosaLuxembourg · 16/04/2007 13:38

Polgara - Red House have the whole St Clare's set on offer at the moment - well worth checking out.

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Polgara2 · 14/04/2007 13:35

This is great - thanks everyone! Am going to print this off and go through them all with dd. She's a good reader but had gone off the boil a bit before I introduced her to Mallory Towers, now she can't read quick enough . I was so pleased and want to steer her towards the 'good' choices iyswim! Which is why I asked you lot! Brilliant.
PS: DD1 says to thank you too.

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Bink · 14/04/2007 10:17

From current Book People collections, I'd say:

  • Moomintroll books - cosy but not twee, rather magical;
  • Diana Wynne Jones - the particular set they have isn't one I know but she's utterly reliable (and doesn't come up enough in these threads of recommendation); and
  • because it's such an amazing bargain, and there's sure to be something she'd like, the Red Hot Reads box - 10 books, 8-12 short stories/extracts per book, for £9.99. (We have it and I read the lot myself.)
DimpledThighs · 13/04/2007 23:41

polgara2 - must say I am admiring you DD's good taste!

nappyaddict · 13/04/2007 23:40

oh what about animal ark books?

nappyaddict · 13/04/2007 23:38

i loved mallory towers as a child and also st clares and trebizon books.

Twinklemegan · 13/04/2007 23:36

I was looking for that link Lemonaid - didn't recognise it from the web address when I Googled for it!

lemonaid · 13/04/2007 23:35

Chalet School order here (OK, 62 titles rather than a billion, but should still take a while to read them all)

Narnia order (not sure if that was what you meant) is

(in order of publication, which is how I'd read them except that I don't think it matters when you read The Horse and His Boy so long as it's after TLTW&TW)
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and his Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

In order of the events in them, they are
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and his Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

MrsApron · 13/04/2007 23:34

I loved What Katy did at School too.

Anne of Green Gables - fabulous.
Has she read The Borrowers? Nice series too.

Anything by Elizabeth Goudge.

Twinklemegan · 13/04/2007 23:31

If you mean the Chalet School series, this will tell you all you need to know about the hardback and paperback editions.

lemonaid · 13/04/2007 23:29

P.S. The Chalet School books are out of print, but you can pick them up secondhand from around 50p each (plus P&P if you buy onlione). Try abebooks .

DimpledThighs · 13/04/2007 23:29

What Katy Did?

I remember I adored What Katy Did Next as a child and read it about ten times. There is somethign wonderful about it for me.

mummytosteven · 13/04/2007 23:29

Trebizon series (forgot who wrote them mind). Lots of tennis involved!

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Polgara2 · 13/04/2007 23:27

Anywhere that tells me which order they are in?

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lemonaid · 13/04/2007 23:26

Chalet School -- there are about a billion titles, so they should keep her busy.

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Polgara2 · 13/04/2007 23:26

She only managed 2 of them but it was a while ago - her interest may be rekindled with a little help!

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JackieNo · 13/04/2007 23:25

Has she read all the Narnia books already?

Blondilocks · 13/04/2007 23:25

The little women series

Anne of Green Gables

My copies of these are waiting for DD to read them!

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Polgara2 · 13/04/2007 23:21

Ooh Little House on the Prairie - that's a good idea too!

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Polgara2 · 13/04/2007 23:20

She's 9. Anyone know if you can buy the St Clare's ones as a set rather than individually? They look like a good idea.

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Twinklemegan · 13/04/2007 23:16

I would definitely say the Chalet School, but I think they're out of print now aren't they (apart from expensive reprints of the first editions)?

PrincessPeaHead · 13/04/2007 23:15

little house on the prairie set is a complete classic
clarice bean - there are a few of those
if they still publish the st clare's series by enid blyton those are a natural follow on to malory towers
also if she likes horsey books there are masses by christine and josephine pullein thompson she may like.