Looking for some holiday reading recommendations for DD who has just turned 12. Based on a previous recommendation from a MNer we discovered the Casson family books by Hilary McKay, which DD absolutely loved, so much so that she has been re-reading some of them. In contrast, she is very definite that she does not want to read The Hunger Games. I would say that generally she prefers books with female characters, but that's not to say that she would reject out of hand a book where the main characters were male.
DD has told be I did a great job finding her holiday reading last summer, and she is hoping I'll do the same again! I am keen to live up to the challenge, so recommendations appreciated!