Enjoyable reading for dd age 11-12. What can I do to get her reading again?

[Wotz]

DD enjoyed reading Roald Dahl but has read them all now.
Has read some Jacqueline Wilson but didn't like them.

Any suggestions? Age 11-12 year old who likes to read Mizz Magazine and nothing else ATM!

I think so Nighbynight, the thing is she has so much homework now an she has piano which takes up a good amount of her weekly time that I am finding it hard to getting her back to reading as a hobbie.

Starting secondary has taken a huge step and lots more time, she never rushes anything. Some easy reading to get her back into the swing of things would be best.

Anyway so far I have got
Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
Beyond The Deepwoods - Paul stewart & Chris Riddell
Moondial - Helen Cresswell
Milos Woolves - Jenny Nimmo
Goodnight Mister Tom - Michelle Magorian

so we will see.......
She did very well in English at school so I am not concerned about her ability, I just want her to continue to enjoy reading a book!

Some great suggestions I will keep coming back. Thank you.

I suggest reading Noughts and Crosses before giving it to her- only you can judge whether she is emotionally mature enough to read, but I am glad I read before giving it to my daughter, because I didn't feel she was old enough at 11 to read it.

duchesse- OK I read a review and I think I will.

I think most 11 year olds are too young for Noughts and Crosses - please read it first. It's very disturbing. I wouldn't give it to my 12 year old.

OK I will

Not read the whole thread but 'The Magician's House' series by William Corbett are wonderful - I couldn't put them down, dd2 and I were fighting over them!

Dd seconds the Princess Diaries; also suggests the Lady Grace mysteries (set in Elizabethan times).

Also books by Cathy Cassidy (e.g. Dizzy). Also Gwyneth Reese, The Making of May and the Mum Hunt (but NOT the tedious fairy stories).

Something a bit different - Uglies by Scott Westerfield ... is part of a quartet and is a sci fi story. Haven't read it myself but it's on my OWN wishlist (apparently excellent for 10+ up to adult).

Susan Cooper

My 7yo dd loved reading for reception/Y1 and is well in front with her reading abilities.

But now she will read only poetry books.

I despaired at first, but with the help of some Korky Paul/winnie the witch profession type books, she's slowly getting back into the reading thing.

I'll keep things crossed that you get through this and will keep lurking on the thread, just in case I can pick up any help too!

dd1 said she didn't want to read Goodnight Mister Tom as it was sad and they'd watch the DVD in school when they were leaning about WW2. So I'm reading it, she asked why ???!!???

She is enjoying the fist book she picked up by choice of
Beyond The Deepwoods - Paul stewart & Chris Riddell

Wotz - there are loads of fab books out there, and you've got some great recommendations here.

Peers are crucial at this age: Do you know any local girls or friends or cousins who are readers? You could try asking them to recommend/lend books to your dd and talk about them together?

I run a thriving reading club at school, and we manage to persuade the members to keep reading. It is very common for children to stop reading altogether when they leave primary school.

Rosalux ... I have recommended Ingo lots on here - I'm glad your dd has enjoyed it
Watch out next time you go to the beach though - I'm worried ds1 might drown himself trying to get into Ingo

Don't have time to read whole thread, so sorry if it's already been mentioned, but I recently read Piractica I & II (III coming soon) - I thought it was FAB and so did my 11yo niece!

It is full of quite sophisticated puns - it takes place in a parallel universe like, but not like, ours, so action in Port's Mouth, Eastminster, Lundun, and historical characters (recognisable to you or me). Niece didn't get all or probably most of them but still thought the story cracked along.

She's having a harder time with 2nd one, though, and fair enough - it was harder...