Book recommendations for middle elementary school girls...

[Anonymous]

Any amazing ones new or old...Christmas ideas...

[Anonymous]

The Penderwicks - trilogy - newish. One of my favorites to read to my kids.
Classics - Betsy-Tacy; The Borrowers; Pippi Longstocking; Dr. Doolittle; Little House on the Prairie
Liz Kessler books including Emily Windsnap series and Phillipa Fisher books
Indian in the Cupboard
My third grader loves the Eragorn series but I'm not sure that is not too old for her!
Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
Wee Free Men and rest of those by Neil Gaimain
My kids love the How to Tame Your Dragon series and the Dragon in our Sock drawer one though I'm not sure that I think they are the best. Entertaining though.
Maurgerite Henry books

[Anonymous]

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Nanny Piggins
Freddy the Detective

[Anonymous]

Oh...and if she hasn't read the American Girl books - they are all good reads. I especially like Kit, Felicity, Kirsten and Kaya - some serious girl power there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nanny Piggins
Freddy the Detective

Wow..never heard if Freddy Series...nice one,
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[Anonymous]

The doll people (3 books). My daughter loved these

[Anonymous]

Anything by Jessica Day George...Dragon Slippers, Spear etc...

[Anonymous]

My DD is dying to get her hands on Percy Jackson Lightning Thief.

[Anonymous]

Island of the Blue Dolphis
Witch of Black Bird Pond were favorites of mine

I also would second the Jessica Day George.

I have also loved the Corneila Funke's material -everything from Dragon Tales to Ghost Stories

[Anonymous]

Grace Lin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Island of the Blue Dolphis
Witch of Black Bird Pond were favorites of mine

I also would second the Jessica Day George.

I have also loved the Corneila Funke's material -everything from Dragon Tales to Ghost Stories

I totally forgot about the Witch of Black Bird Pond. I LOVED that book. Also, from classics The Secret Garden is great.

I second the Percy Jackson books, my 9 year old is really into them right now.

Has she already read Harry Potter?

[Anonymous]

The Keys to the Kingdom series, by Garth Nix. Maybe more for 4th-5th grade, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I also would second the Jessica Day George.

I have also loved the Corneila Funke's material -everything from Dragon Tales to Ghost Stories

Agree with both of these and Harry Potter!

[Anonymous]

The Allie Finkle series by Meg Cabot

I love these books because she's 9, going on 10 instead of 9 going on 14.