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Books needed for picky DD12



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amother
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Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 7:26 am
DD12 is looking for some new books. She is very particular though!

She likes Tzipi Caton (Invisible Me, Miracle Ride) and all of Chani Altein's young adult books. She wants all of the books she reads to have a lesson so she doesn't feel like reading them was a waste of time, doesn't want anything too heavy, but only likes nonfiction or realistic fiction. She is very firm that they not be scary or have a sad ending. She likes chapter books rather than short story collections.

(She is currently reading Samarkand, Subbota, and All for the Boss, but those she finds she can only read in short spurts. She is looking for a book she can pick up and read beginning to end.)

Any ideas?
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amother
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Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 7:28 am
Shiras summer. There are other books about that character but I forgot the titles.
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librarygirl




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 7:40 am
Try for a dream series by Miriam Elias
bina lobels super secret diary
Anything by Eva vogiel
A tale of two sisters by adeena Leiber
The youngest bride by menucha levin
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Raisin




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 7:48 am
search my heart by Sarah Birnhack
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bsy




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 9:20 am
Specifically Jewish? The Andrew Clements books are phenomenal and clean.
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amother
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Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 9:33 am
Has she read the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder? The first two may be too easy but the rest should be perfect.
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 9:41 am
Freefall
Shortchanged
Leah Gebber (Map the Starlight especially)
The new bio on Rabbi Grossman of Migdal HaEmek (ArtScroll)
Miriam Hendeles has a book about a year with a broken foot. Light but lesson-full. (Haven't read that yet.)
Name the Stars (Wieser)
Framed (Kohaine)
Wildlands. Assure her it has a satisfying ending. Might be too much though. (Some others too.)

Has she read all the oldies like:
Conquer the Darkness
Serena
Far from the Place We Call Home
Into the Fire
The Stars Will Guide You
Incredible
To Remain A Jew (bio of Rav Yitzchak Zilber, zt"l)
From Djerba to Jerusalem
Lady Amelie (Gebber)

There are so many more but I have to go now.
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sky




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 10:00 am
Forever my Jerusalem

My 11 yr old daughter just finished. She really loved it.
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 9:32 pm
sky wrote:
Forever my Jerusalem

My 11 yr old daughter just finished. She really loved it.


Yes! That's one of those middle school rite of passage books. Or it used to be.
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Reality




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 9:38 pm
A daughter of two mothers.

Very high interest. My daughters couldn't put it down. Neither could I!
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small bean




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 17 2021, 9:51 pm
Lucky broken girl
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