Good books for 9 year old girls?

[SingleMum01]

Any ideas please?

What sort of things has she read/enjoyed recently?

don't know, its a present for a friends child.

Barefoot book of poems?

Non fiction? an Atlas or wildlife book?

Are the Amelia books appropriate - ie Amelia's notebook, Amelia's school survival etc?

Eva Ibbotson,Jacqueline Wilson,Joan Aiken,Eve Garnett,Flicka,Anne of green gables,little women,little house on the prairie,pippi longstocking,the worst witch,

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.

The Secret Garden.

Laura Ingalls Wilder set.

Sheila The Great by Judy Blume.

Blubber by Judy Blume.

I'm trying to remember more books I loved......

enid blyton?
milly molly mandy?
jacqueline wilson?

My 9 year old DD is currently being enchanted by TumTum and Nutmeg.

They are quite an easy read but the stories are exciting, interspersed with charming illustrations. Lovely looking books for gifts too.

Inkspell,inkdeath and inkheart triology.

judy moody, a little princess - classics

Whats your budget - can you not get national geography subscription for a year.

My dd1 is 10 on Saturday (eek!) and has recently read:

Lemony Snicket
Roald Dahl
Jacqueline Wilson
Willard Price
And is eyeing up my Ursula Le Guin Earthsea books.

She's quite a good reader though and likes adventure type "boy" books just as much as girl ones!

weegiemum does your dd like Diana Wynne Jones - quite similar to Ursula le Guin and she has written lots!

I'd probably opt for a High School Musical annual, OP. Most of the books suggested here are too advanced (long) for an average 9yo reader, I humbly suggest.

My just 9 year old dd is loving anything by Jacqueline Wilson. 'Hetty Feather' looks great - about a little Victorian orphan.

Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo

Just started reading hetty Feather with my nearly 8 year old DD. We are both loving it and I"m NOT a Jacqueline Wilson fan as a rule. Its hardback too so would make a good gift book.

Agree with dizzymac re Hetty Feather - it is different from her other books, and I've given it to other children as a present because it's a nice-looking hardback. Also was on special offer in Waterstones a while ago, which helps