Good books for 10 yr old girl

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Any exciting fiction ideas for a very-soon-to-be 10 year old girl please? Her reading age is probably nearer 12, but she isn't terribly 'worldly wise'.

She's read quite a few Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo, been through most of Enid Blyton numerous times.

Just looking for something new. She likes animal stories, real life type stories and also more advanced fairy/fantasy type stories than diasy meadows etc etc

Please share!
TIA

Warrior cats? DD loves these.

David Walliams books are quite good and Roald Dahl in nature.

Oh and Roald Dahl obviously.

My 9yr old (also with reading age of 12) loves the Warrior Cats books by Erin Hunter - very nature based fantasy about cat clans, highly detailed and complex plots that I am expected to remember endless details about There's also a series called Seekers about polar bears by the same 'author' (its one of those pseudo-authors but of pretty high quality compared to the usual dross)

She also has enjoyed things like The Animals Of Farthing Wood and sequels and the Redwall Chronicles.

Oh x post with Viva

I take it she has read Narnia, the Hobbit etc?

DD also enjoys the Dr Proctors Amazing Fart Powder books.

Sprite Sisters, Bindi Babes, Wimpy Kid Diaries, Jane Blonde.

Is the hunger games a bit old for her?

More than a Few by Joan Aiken (well, everything by Joan Aiken, but she might not have come across this one).

Little House in the Big Woods and sequels.
The Swish of the Curtain and sequels (actually, the Swish of the curtain is the only good one, but I read the others anyway at her age).
Has she read 101 Dalmations and The Twilight Barking?
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower and plenty of other Rumer Godden.
The Cricket in Times Square.
Betsy by Dorothy Canfield.
Anne of Green Gables and sequels.
I assume she's got all of Noel Streatfeild?
She might enjoy Tom Sawyer?

TBH I would not give The Hunger Games or the Northern Lights books to this age group.

Black beauty or is that a bit young.
Anne of GreenGables
Little Women
The Hobbit

Tom Sawyer is just written so archaically, complete fail when DS was 10.
Anne of Green Gables was good. Nancy Drew. Black Stallion series (other pony tales).

Oh, and Judy Blume, duh, another thread going about that.

Look at Liz Kessler's books, they are beautifully written, exciting plots but not boo "old for their age".

Gwyneth Rees is a big hit with this age group; girly adventures but not predictable and poorly written like Rainbow magic, definitely for next age group up.

Since she likes animals, Gill Lewis is perfect for her, with White Dolphin and Sky Hawk. She used to be a vet, and is a wonderful writer. My DD doesn't normally like animal books, but she loved the themes and beauty of these, her favourite new books this year.

We have to be careful with JW. DD (just 10) finds the themes too mature, and thinks they're depressing, so we're avoiding them for now.

DD is 10.5, things she's enjoyed over the past year or so:

Roman Mysteries series
Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge + sequel (these are fantastic & I'd recommend them to anyone!)
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver
A Dog Called Homeless (can't remember the author, but its a lovely story)
Maurice and his Amazing Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (and some of the other TP kids books)

Her particular 'thing' is dragons - some of these might hit the fantasy spot for your dd. Along those lines:

The Eragon series (sub-tolkien dross IMO but she loves them)
the Dragonsinger trilogy by Anne McCaffrey (these but not the other Pern books are aimed at younger readers, though there is some very oblique sex in the last one)
the Temeraire series (aimed at adults but I've skimmed & they're pretty harmless though again some obliquely referenced sex)

Oh, just forgot - the Casson family series by Hilary McKay. Real life stories, definitely to be recommended (she has some as audiobooks & I'm quite happy to have them on in the car )

joanofarchitrave, I can see why not the Hunger Games, but what's wrong with the Northern Lights for a 10 y/o?

Another thread has reminded me of Eva Ibbotsen - Journey to the River Sea in particular.

Beswitched by Kate Saunders. Modern school story

Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher: quirky, I loved it myself

11 yo DD and I have been reading the 'Ruby In The Smoke' series by Philip Pullman. Amazing plots, set in Victorian London, with a strong young female lead :-) We're currently 1/2 way through the 4th and I'm already feeling sad that it's nealry over.

She's also enjoying The Book Thief right now, by Markus Zusak. It's set in WW2 Germany, so perhaps check if she's covered WW2 at school already? Very unusual style and some German language, but a wonderful tale.

Last year she devoured The Magic Thief trilogy by Sarah Prineas. Fab fantasy about a young boy. She also loved all the Artemis Fowl books and the Alex Rider 'Stormbreaker' series... so pretty varied tastes!

The Weird Stone of Brisingamen.

Wilma Tenderfoot books are good.

dd has just read thus summer:~(and loved):
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Swallows and Amazons,
Heidi,
my family and other animals

The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden,never met a little girl yet who didn't love it.

O, I loved Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden; haven't read The Diddakoi, off to Amazon excitedly (apologies to all independent book retailers, live in sticks, godsend)

Another vote here for Eva Ibbotson. Also the Ingo series by Helen Dunmore (a sort of contemporary mermaid legend, really well written) and, if she's in to fairies (though a tad darker than the usual cute, sparkly kind), The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison.