DD is 15 with some learning difficulties. In the last couple of years she has moved from picture books for much younger children to what she calls 'chapter books'. However she still struggles with something which is just a wall of text, and although she's happy for me to read to her it's not a nightly habit any more so sometimes the gaps between chapters are too long and she's forgotten what's going on by the time we come back to it.
So really the perfect thing for her is a picture type book which is a bit longer than those for young children, with a bit more text but still lots of illustrations, and themes a bit more grown up but not adult.
She has enjoyed all of Chris Riddell's Ottoline books but doesn't show much interest in the Goth Girl series. She loves El Deafo by CeCe Bell, (also in part because she strongly identifies with the main character who is Deaf). I'm getting her The Bad Guys for Christmas as she enjoyed the film and it is a graphic novel which I think she'll enjoy.
I would love to get her books she'll enjoy and be able to engage with more independently. I have real trouble finding the right kind of thing. El Deafo and Bad Guys are technically graphic novels I think but looking through that section the themes seem much more adult which isn't appropriate for her.
She enjoys adventure and comedy and - as far as I'm aware - has no interest in romance!
Any ideas gratefully received - either in terms of book recommendations or search terms to use when looking for this stuff!