books for dd7 ?

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she has moved on from rainbow fairies and secret unicorn. has read naughtiest girl, matilda, charlie and chocolate factory, faraway tree . What are your 7-9 yr old dds reading at moment?

Olga da Polga, The Wombles, The 5 Find-Outers series, The Secret Seven, Harry Potter

Clarice Bean

The According to Humphrey books.
The Girl With the Broken Wing - Heather Dyer.
Fairy Charm books - Emily Rodda.
Clementine - Sarah Pennypacker

We are onto the Famous Five and Malory Towers, and might try the first couple of HPs.

I am so glad the Rainbow Fairies have bit the sodding fairy dust, aren't you?

ottaline books

swallows and amazons

clarice bean

pippi longstocking

Rumer Godden books

how to train your dragon series

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

Little House on the Prairie Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Penderwicks by
Joanne Birdsall

ooh malory towers, loved them when i was young, thanks for ideas, am going to have a look on amazon now.

Lemony Snicket
Clarice Bean
Judy Moody
Mr Gum
Ingo and all other mermaid-related such as Emily Windsnapp
Charlotte's Web

8 y/o dd here, mostly goes for adventure, fantasy & non-fiction

• desperately awaiting arrival of second Charlie Bone book from library (by Jenny Nimmo)

other favourites
Molly Moon books
Lion boy books by Zizou Corder
Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones
Horrible Science & Horrible Histories
Joke books of any flavour

She is 9 in a couple of months though, some of those (maybe the Charlie Bone) might be a bit scary for a 7 y/o.