No glitter books are they out there??

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I have a 7 year old girl to buy books for, but she is a 'tom boy' through and through. What modern books are there on the market for her? We've done the Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl books. Does anyone else have this problem? Help!!!

Pippi longstocking? Have you looked on the book people or usbourne websites?

my 7 year old dd loves pink and fluffy stuff but she also loves pretty much anything by Jeremy Strong, Dick King-Smith, the Daisy and the trouble with ... series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and sequels and the Cressida Cowell Viking books

Tracey Beaker

Look for the Judy Moody books by Megan McDonald. Judy Moody is not a pink and fluffy sort of girl.

I have a 7 year old girl (tho nearly 8 now) - she likes loads of stuff, but recent favourites include Astrosaurs, Capt. Underpants, Cressida Cowell's viking books and the Horrible Science/Murderous Maths/Horrible Geography books. None of which are pink or fluffy

'Demon Defenders' by Jake Lancing seems aimed at boys but has some girls in there too, it sounds strange - young angels being sent down to the human world until they have learned to behave but it's funny and well-written with great characters. My nine-year-old dd has loved all of them so far. There's also Andy Stanton and Jeremy Strong - both great authors for both boys and girls. Helena Pielichaty's Girls FC series for girls who like football. Apart from Girls FC though, I wouldn't say there are many books aimed specifically at tomboy girls, it's usually a case of finding a 'boys' series that appeals or of course there are lots of animal books that aren't particularly glittery. Good luck!

I just recommended the Go Girl! series on another thread! The stories are about girls in real-life situations, with no fluff or magic unicorns.

How about the horrible science/horrible histories series? I used to love the horrible science, they not only teach science but a decent sense of humour

dd1 decided to read the hp books - but tbh she'll read anything, and will quite happily go as pink and glittery as the next girl. that said, ds1 won't read hp, but happily ploughs through magic bleeding kittens.

the Humphrey books by Betty Birney are good: non-gender. (about a class hamster)

also, Judy Blume has done some ones for younger readers: the Pain and The Great One.

You can't go wrongwith Anne Fine (Diary of aKiller cat, How to Write really badly, Bill's new frock: be careful though because she writes for all ages: those ones listed are suitable for 6-8 YOs.)

oh, Humphrey books are already on my website! [shameless plug]
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