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[baby bears mum]

Hi all. Hope everyone is Ok.

 

Am just wondering if anyone can recommend a book for a 12 year old girl. Baby Bear has read all the Harry Potters (three times) and has just finished reading Anne Franks diary (which she really took on board) and we are having a bit of a hard job finding a book that interests her. Most of the books we have looked at for her age group seem to be about boyfriends etc. and as she still thinks boys are the grossest thing on the planet (long may that continue!!!!!! ) she is just not interested.

 

Hope you can help. Thank you.

[chickencam]

What about the Cherub series by Robert Muchamore or the Alex Ryder books by Anthony Horowicz? My 12 year old son has read both of these series and he has just turned 13. They are quite gritty but if she has read Anne Frank then that should be ok.

[ClaireG]

How about the Michael Morpurgo books.

[little chickadee]

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver (wolf brother)

 

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

 

Artemis Fowl by eoin Colfer

 

Philip Pullman books (northern lights etc)

 

My daughter is very heavily into Harry potter and loves all of the above. (she's not read the phillip pullman books yet, but I love them!)

[Willow]

As well as the excellent suggestions above.

 

Take a look at Malorie Blackman books as well - different style but some very good books.

 

Noughts and Crosses has a love story running through it but not girlie/romantic so not like the girls books. My 12yr old son read it and thought it was a good book as it really makes you think about attitudes to race.

 

I assume she has read boy in striped pyjamas ?

 

You could try her on Terry Prachett for light relief.

[craftyhunnypie]

I used to love Enid Blyton Mallory Towers & any books about sort of boarding schools!

 

Emma.x

[Scramble]

as I am a 14 year old girl maybe she will like some of the same stuff?

 

I could recomend Inkheart as well, it's fab although there is a lot of threating

 

Michael morpurgo is great, though some of his books are sad: would recomend by him:

Waiting for Anya

Private Peaceful

Twist of Gold (happy ending)

War Horse

 

Mariah Mundi, the midas box by G.P Taylor, it's a little like Harry POtter (which I love )

 

millions by Frank Cotrell Boyce

 

and the Hermux Tantamoq series by Michael Hoeye they are billiant

Time Stops For No Mouse

The Sands Of Time

No Time Like Show Time

Time To Smell The Roses

would highly reccomend them!

 

Good Luck with your choice

 

edit to add: Confessions of a Shopaholic, It's fabulous!

The film is really funny and made me want to read the book, there is only very little romance in it if she thinks boys are yucky

[PurpleTree]

I used to love Enid Blyton Mallory Towers & any books about sort of boarding schools!

 

Emma.x

 

 

I was going to say the same thing. I loved them, but couldn't remember how old I was when I read them. Also St Trinian's which was similar. I loved all the Roald Dahl books too, I've been re-reading them all recently as a friend gave my boys a box set of them.

[Angels4]

I love the book "Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke. The story follows the adventures of children through Venice, and is filled with intrique. Reall any book by Cornelia Funke would be good, but this book is my fave.

[jlo]

I seem to remember that there was a similar thread a little while ago which had a lot of suggestions but I am afraid that I can't find it! Someone else may be more successful.

 

The Tales of the Otori Trilogy (although there are actually five books in the series - go figure!!)are really good. The first one is called Across the Nightingale Floor

[Scramble]

I love the book "Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke. The story follows the adventures of children through Venice, and is filled with intrique. Reall any book by Cornelia Funke would be good, but this book is my fave.

 

defintiely another favourite of mine

 

I'm sure she would love that

[Chicky]

I am 12 and love all the Enid Blyton Books and could anyone recomend anything else. I think I've read everything in my libary that I'm interested in! I quite like boarding school books and books with happy ending!! Quite enjoy Jackline Wilson and girly books. Love books with chickens included.

Edited April 25, 2009 by Guest

[baby bears mum]

Just wanted to say thank you for all your advice. Baby Bear has had a look too and is keen to try them all - a trip to the library coming up me thinks.

[Space Chick]

Here's another idea. Have you come across the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson (he usual writes crime stories for adults, but has started a few series for teenagers)

 

Max (or Maximum to give her the full name!) is a little girls whos a human/avian hybrid, who has a flock of children with wings who can fly.

 

Its a truly magical series - I read them as a fan of his "grown up" stories, but am also a fan of these as well (probably because I love birds!)

 

Have added a link to amazon, you can track the order they should be read by the release dates. But a great read for everyone - from 12 to 112!

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h__3_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=maximum+ride+series&sprefix=maximum+ride

[Lewis]

When I was 12 I'm sure I read all the Adrian Mole books, is there a girly version?

 

What about the Tracey Beaker books?

[PurpleTree]

When I was 12 I'm sure I read all the Adrian Mole books, is there a girly version?

 

What about the Tracey Beaker books?

 

 

I'd forgotten the Adrian Mole books, think I first read them when I was younger than 12, but have read them quite a few times over the years.

[emily95]

Hmmm.

Has she read the "My Story" books?

They are all diaries from different people at different points in history. Like the blitz, a mill girl one, one on the suffregetes, one on the titanic and lots of others too.

I remember really enjoying reading them

Emily

xxx

[Sunshine]

I have 2 sisters one aged 11 and 12. The 12 year old is really into Jacqueline Wilson and has read all the books she has written. The 11 year old also enjoys reading her books. None of them are very keen on fantasy or action books they both prefer ones that could happen and stories about 'real' people.

 

My younger sister has read some of the My Story books and really enjoyed them and got some of our cousins books which are similar. When we visited our couisns recently(aged 21 and 24) my sisters both borrowed some of the books they used to enjoy reading and it turns out that my sisters have similar taste in books as they did and as i do eg. no action or fantasy.

 

I used to enjoy Enid Bylton(i loved magic of the faraway tree). I also enjoyed boarding school books. When i was year 8/9 i enjoyed the Mates, Dates series of books about a group of teenage girls.

 

Lots of good suggestions by others, i'm going to make a list and when i next take my sisters to the library hunt some of them out for them to look at.

 

Emma