Book suggestions for Y2 with high reading age

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Does anyone have any suggestions for books that would be appropriate for a 6.5 year old with a reading age of 12? Need suggestions for books that are appropriate but sufficiently challenging.
No to scary books eg Harry Potter, anything witchy.
Loves animals so anything with that is great. Currently reading how to train your dragon but is getting towards the end of the series and we're trying to line something up.

How about The Animals of Farthing Wood?

Also, 'too scary' is vey subjective but we had success with The Hobbit as its more silly than scary.

@AmericasfavoritefightingFrenchman Yes definitely, she's just a bit skittish and gets very scared at any suspense. I'll have a look. Thank you!

Not fiction but my y2 DS (also a strong reader) really enjoyed Kay's Anatomy and Kay's Marvellous Medicine by Adam Kay, both fairly chunky.

DS2 (Y2) is reading The Chronicles of Narnia…it’s fairly slow going but he’s enjoying them. Other books he’s enjoyed include Toto the Ninja Cat, The Boy Who Grew Dragons, The Dragon in the Library, The Enchanted Wood Series.

I read him The Borrowers which went down well but might be too much to read to himself.

Older books tend to be harder to read whilst still being age appropriate.

So things like Ballet Shoes and other by Noel Streatfield
Maybe The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingals Wilder
Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome

DD at 6yo loved the Little house books, anything by Noel Streatfield, Swallows and Amazons and Enid Blyton School stories. She was easily scared.

Thanks so much for all the suggestions

Michael Morpurgo was recommended by my DDs headteacher in similar circumstances.

DS loved the Famous Five, the Bear Grylls adventure series, some Roald Dahl.

Another vote for Michael Morpurgo books. Both of mine also loved the Tom Gates and Christmasaurus books at that age, they may not give your DC quite enough of a challenge though.

DD loved things like Fortunately the Milk, the naughtiest girl series - Enid Blyton, Ottaline series, some of the Chronicles of Narnia - we were selective as some of them are hard going at that age. Also My Naughty Little Sister, Millie Molly Mandy and also non-fiction which can be really challenging. She was very into Rebel Girls, and Women who changed the world.
We read the Secret Garden with her - that was hard for us! All the broad Yorkshire!

My DD is similar and likes Roald Dahl and 13 story treehouse series, though not sure how much they're challenging her.
She would probably love some of Kay's anatomy ( which her brother has) but there are chapters on death and puberty/reproduction which I don't think she's ready for yet.

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona series would be perfect.

The Worst Witch is a favourite.

@Ionacat Ah I think the original secret garden might be a bit too tricky. She's just read the abridged version and loved it.

These suggestions are all brilliant. Thank you.

Yeah, I struggled reading the Secret Garden to my children. I'd also forgotten about most of the racism and stuff in it (very typical for the time it was written), so glad we read it together.

All of the above, plus the Jungle Book and Wind in the Willows.

Just William has appropriate story lines and excellent vocabulary.

Definitely Michael Morpurgo. Solid favourite for lots of reasons.

I was a strong reader at 6 and absolutely loved Enid Blytons far-away tree series, the wishing chair, secret seven etc. although I appreciate she might be a bit dated now!

Can you still get the Ruby Ferguson "Jill" series? I used to love those and they're about a girl and her various ponies so would fit the animal loving brief well. I'm pretty sure there's nothing too scary or age inappropriate in them.

DD is very much in this boat so following with interest! We're not pushing her to read challenging texts too often as she's particularly skittish and won't even entertain the idea of Potter, so there's still plenty of Unicorn Magic, Treehouse, Isadora Moon and Mirabel floating about. Also choose your own adventure books

She's enjoying Adam Kay but is dipping in and out with bits she likes rather than reading like a novel. Mr Gum, Dahl, Secret Seven and some Walliams have been a good vocabulary stretcher

Actually - I really dislike the Michael Morpurgo books - they're quite miserable and my DCs found several of them upsetting.

My MIL gave us her entire stash of them (she's an ex-teacher) and I'd quite like to get rid of them!

I think that's why older texts mentioned previously are better in this situation, good stories without major peril, but harder language.
Agree, Just William is good.

DD also had a reading age of 12 at 6. We went through the Famous Five and Secret Seven very quickly! We also did Roald Dahl but some of those can be a bit scary/perilous.