Yes, I've asked at the library and we're already read some, but I'm looking for Mama reviews...
1. Series books - Would love strong, smart, female characters set in current/modern times.
2. Health and well being - only finding "American Girl" books for pre-teens and teens that are a little too sophisticated, talking about puberty and developing bodies. Anything for littler kids?
For ages 8 and up.
Thanks Mamas!!!
My daughter is 8 and loves to read too...
American Girl Doll books like "Molly's Surprise"
Newberry Award winners - depends on what your daughter likes
Beverly Cleary (author)
Magic Tree House series
Daisy Meadows (author) - Rainbow magic fairy series
Hope this helps!
The Nancy Drew mysteries.- They're great. And last night I just came across the Dorothy Dale books by Margaret Penrose that I really want to try out. I was rereading the Little House on the Prairie books by the time I was 8 and starting Anne of Green Gables. Laura and Anne have always been my idols- I'm almost 30 and I still occasionally think, "What would Anne do?" :) They influenced me to become a teacher.
The BFG by Roald Dahl. Not a series, but Sophie is brave and loving and thinks outside the box. Definately a must read for ALL kids.
Also you might try the Oz books by Frank L. Baum. More imagination than real life, but Dorothy shows ingenuity, courage, and empathy.
Not series books: the Great Illustrated Classics version of any Jane Austen book (Pride and Prejudice and Emma are great) or Little women by Louisa May Alcott.
These are all books that I loved at that age and stayed a part of me. Does this help?
What about "Babysitter's little Sister" series?
I'm not sure what you are looking for with health and well-being, but they are about a 2nd grade student from a divorced family... things about friend and family relationships, just life in general for a second grade girl with a younger brother and older sister.
My little girl was an early voracious reader, but ONLY wanted "nice" books with nice families, nice people, and preferably with siblings. This may give you ideas: http://astore.amazon.com/itsnome-20?_encoding=UTF8&no...
She loved the Little Women series, Anne of Green Gables series, and the Little House on the Prairie series. They are not set in modern times, but that is what she loved.
My daughter loved the American Girl "The Care and Keeping of You" that I got her when she turned 9. I didn't find anything here too sophisticated "for ages 8 and up". It all is very appropriate, IMO.
American Girl has a new series, Innerstar U. They are like "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, where the reader is given choices and the book can be read again and again with different outcomes. They have a positive message for young girls. I found them at Barnes & Noble.
I'm partial to the classic Madeleine L'Engle "A Wrinkle in Time" series...the lead character is a preteen named Meg along with her siblings, and as you go through the series, you get to see them grow up. I was exposed to the book in 4th grade when my teacher would read a chapter each day from the book and we could sit quietly or work on homework or draw. I still reread the book yearly and have been doing so for nearly 30yr, and I can't wait to introduce the books to my kids once they're a bit older.
