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Best classics for 12yo DD

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iismum · 27/09/2019 12:25

I want to introduce DD to some of the classics (Austen, Dickens, etc). I've got a tendency to introduce her books she's not really ready for which then don't interest her - e.g. we read David Copperfield a couple of years ago. Any thoughts about what might appeal at that age?

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Isitweekendyet · 27/09/2019 12:35

The above are great.
Oliver Twist may be good... they do slightly condensed versions which may be a lot better.
Possibly Great Expectations... any with a child as the main character would interest her?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Little Women, Water Babies, Animal Farm and Robinson Crusoe may be good additions too... nothing too heavy!

slipperyeel · 27/09/2019 12:28

Jane Eyre definitely!

The Picture of Dorian Gray
A Christmas Carol

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