Suitable books for quite an innocent 12yo girl whose a very good reader

[MirkleMe]

My 12yo DD is capable of reading adult books but obviously the topics are not suitable, especially as she's quite niave.

She's in yr 7.

Any suggestions

@Frenchfancy I mentioned Eva Ibbottson I agree, a great option.

I gave my DD the audiobook of Lark Rise to Candleford to listen to, and remembered how I read it so much around the age of 10/11 that my copy fell apart. I haven’t re read it in years but there isn’t much scandalous in it as far as I recollect.

Not sure anyone has mentioned Frances Hardinge yet (Fly By Night, The Lie Tree, Deeplight, A Skinful of Shadows). YA but not focused on romantic relationships.

DD has also developed a taste for Sci Fi, e.g. Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham...

Goose bumps, I loved the fact it would take you to different page numbers.

Have you thought about the titles suggested by an inter schools reading drive called Battle of the Books? There are 20 books chosen annually and schools read and then battle with other schools.

I found the titles and books were amazing and carefully chosen - suitable for your child perhaps.
Many countries do it, Hong Kong schools do it, so google, Battle of the Books HK and you will find some super titles.

Just found this thread as it’s DD3s 12th birthday soon, she’s a fantastic reader and loves creative writing I cannot keep her going in books so there’s lots of great suggestions on here, thank you all

I adored the Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman at that age - teens visit alternate dimension historical Italy with magic. I loved the worldbuilding, and the most adult it gets is vague allusions to the conception of illegitimate children.

I love this thread, it's making me so nostalgic

A mix of adult and younger but have they read any of Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Jane Eyre, Unladylike Murders, Percy Jackson?

Agatha Christie, Catherine Cookson, I loved when I was 12...

I would second any books by Diana Wynne Jones, all books by Frances Hardinge, also Jean Webster's "Daddy-Long-Legs"; Laura Ingalls, Charlotte Sometimes.