books: moving on from jacqueline wilson

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please help! my yr5 DD has loved Enid Blyton Malory Towers and now has gone through all of Jacqueline Wilson
she really needs to pick it up a level but my older DD was into completely different books so i am at a loss.
What would you recommend for her to move onto next?
thanks

ps re Michael Morpugo she says "is too sad and someone always dies"

She might like:
Hilary McKay
Cathy Cassidy
Rebecca Westcott
Philip Pullman (the Ruby in the Smoke series) if she likes the Hetty Feather series

After Jacqueline Wilson, my daughter loved 'The Witch of Turlingham Abbey' by Ellie Boswell, it's a series of 5 books I think.
She also enjoyed the 'School for Stars' series , 'Wonder' by RJ Palachio and Dork diary series.

Just realised this is an ls thread!