To ask if these books are too old for DD?

[ladyjadey]

DD1 has read every book in the house three times. She has read everything in the local library. She has read everything I read at her age - almost 11, all the st Clare's and Malory towers books, all the David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilsons, Andy stantons.

She needs some new books and Louise Rennison has popped up in my searches, of Angus thongs and perfect snogging fame. Are these books too old for my DD? Does anyone have any experience of her novels? I don't want to buy something that I won't let her read but we've just run out of everything (any other suggestions gratefully accepted)

Thanks in advance

Nostalgically remembering some of the books I read as a child - I used to devour books of all kinds. I cant remember exactly what age I was when I read the following but I remember enjoying Lois Duncan & Paula Danziger books. I also used to like the animal stories mentioned above too Farthing Wood/Mrs Frisby, as well The Children of Green Knowe, and a set of books by Beverley Nichols - The Tree That Sat Down etc. Has she read The Chronicles of Narnia?

Anyone remember Marianne Dreams, by Catherine Storr? One of the best books I read at that age.

At that age I loved Agatha Christie and the James Herriot books.....

Anastasia Krupnik books? (Lois Lowry)
Also, what about sci-fi - Asimov's Robot short stories, Arthur C. Clarke, John Wyndham?

The Borrowers? I loved the whole series. Definitely the Anne of GG series (there's about 6 of them).

I read some truly odd stuff when I was young (though maybe more like 13-15) from the adult bit of the library - Kurt Vonnegut etc. which I really didn't 'get', but I just read anything and everything. I don't think my mum vetted it as some of the stuff was so odd. I remember one about a man who killed his sister and lived in the same house with the dead body, I think. That one was gross enough to stick in my head!

Also loved the book Homecoming - Cynthia Voigt! I'm on a roll with my trip down memory lane!!

I loved Sweet Valley/Point Horror and are still a guilty pleasure but there is no way in hell I'd be encouraging young girls to read them nowadays.

Bird, I loved that book! I remember the cover. I had that book, not a borrowed one.

skulduggery pleasant?

Saffys Angel and Binny for Short by Hilary McKay.
Each has several sequels, I can't remember all the names. I lent out my copy of Saffys Angel and it was never returned.
Still, I suppose that counts as another endorsement.

Also Anne of Green Gables, Jane of Lantern Hill.

What about little women and Anne of green gables ?

whatsername god I loved point horror - my dd11 is reading all my old (slightly mildewed) ones now, ditto sweet valley high.I agree with posters suggesting some classics though, Anne of green gables series being my particular favourite. My daughter has recently finished little women and swallows and amazons and loved them both.

Take her to a good bookshop to browse - there are so many good books for that age group. My 10 year old dd reads a lot and we are constantly discovering more classic and new authors for her to read.

The Percy Jackson books.

The Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage. First book is Magyk (better than the Harry Potter book imo.)

Anything by Ali Sparkes.

Anything by Michelle Harrison or Matt Haig.

The author of the Hunger Games trilogy did a trilogy for a slightly younger audience.

Meg Cabot the Princess diaries series, still one of my favourite book series of all time. Princess Mia is a feminist hero of mine!

At that age I loved "The Bat In Bunk Five" (hmm or was it there's a bat in bunk five) and "Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?". They were in a sort of double book.

Has she read A Series of Unfortunate Events?

Jill's gymkhana series was fantastic

My daughter is currently reading the dork diarys series.

If you have a tablet it is worth getting the overdrive app, it links to your county library so you can borrow books for free that way. Perfect if you have a child that reads a lot.

And yes to judy Blume - "Deenie" and " are you there God it's me, Margaret" great for 11 year olds and when she's slightly older "forever". Just Blume is fantastic at gently guiding girls into a more adult world. Her books saved me when I was that age (having a completely prudish mum whom I couldn't ask about anything sex/anatomical related)

DS finished all the Skullduggery Pleasant books by the time he was 10 and loved them. He also thoroughly enjoyed The Hunger Games trilogy. I find the best thing to do is take him to a charity shop and let him pick a few. They're dirt cheap and if he likes an author in particular I start to buy more by them.

Oooh! Anthony Horowitz is a cracking author as well, as is Eoin Colfer.

Anne of gg
Babysitters club
Nancy drew
Agatha Christie

The Percy Jackson books and Harry Potter. I know mine had very little interest in anything to do with snogging at that age, but well written fantasy is more gripping and easy to relate to (especially as Harry & co are 11 when the story starts - it doesn't get darker until a few books in). Just seen the Borrowers mentioned upthread too, I loved them!

oooh, yes. The Skulduggery Pleasant books. :)

Just spent 3 secs on Amazon and bought judy Blume trilogy for £2.99' "it's not the end of the world, then again maybe I won't and Deenie" due to this thread - going to re-read them and then pass on to dd11. Thanks guys, I'm dead excited and I know my dd will thank me for it!

DD (11) is into Percy Jackson books, Warrior Cats books (>30 of them), and Stephen Hawking's fiction books aimed at preteens/teens George's Secret Key To The Universe, George and the Big Bang, etc. She also enjoyed the Hunger Games books.

She's 11. Time to let her read whatever she wants.

Bring her to the library and let her off.