DD is 11. She just got some book tokens for her birthday, but is struggling to know what to get.
She loves Arthur Ransome and has read nearly all of the Swallows and Amazons series. She also loves Eva Ibbotson and Jacqueline Wilson. She'd like to get something new, ideally a series, but all the teen fiction we can find is about vampires or wizards.
She's completely put off by anything scary or supernatural. Just won't even consider reading it. She tried A Series of Unfortunate Events but gave up on it because she didn't like it when the parents died. And that was on page 2!
She really enjoys fiction that's realistic (if that makes sense) ie no goblins / fairies etc. She had a very long-lasting Enid Blyton phase, and will still reread Malory Towers for the 30th time if she's tired.
Any suggestions? I can't remember what I was reading at that age. Would she cope with Anne of Green Gables yet? I can't remember how difficult it is. Any more modern books that aren't scary / supernatural?
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Vicky13 · 14/11/2012 23:36
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