Books for 10 year old girl

amother

Mon, Apr 05 2021, 6:48 pm

My 10 year old is an advanced reader. She won't read books she feels are too boring or immature. She doesn't like mystery or magic. Looking for clean non jewish book suggestions. I don't love too much violence or a focus on boy/ girl relationships.

Redbird

Mon, Apr 05 2021, 7:24 pm

My dd is loving the orphan train children books.

She also likes classics like a little princess, anne of green gables, and little house on the prairie.

midiskirts

Thu, May 13 2021, 10:05 am

* All-of-a-Kind Family series
* If you can get your hands on them, American Girl books (Felicity, Adelaide, Samantha, Molly, etc.) - lots of history incorporated into kosher, easy-to-read narratives (although some of the books mention non-Jewish holidays)
* The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
* Pippi Longstocking series
* Wayside School series

How anti-magic is she - totally dislikes fantasy, or just not a Harry Potter fan?

BetsyTacy

Thu, May 13 2021, 11:54 am

Dear America/Dear Canada series.

You might want to do a quick pre-read on some of the topics. They are all set in different periods of American history.

I really enjoyed many of them myself!

librarylady

Thu, May 13 2021, 7:55 pm

I second all the above suggestions! Especially the Mysterious Benedict Society series (and Trenton Lee Stewart's other work) and the Candymakers series! A word of caution that some of the All of a Kind Family books might not be so appropriate (esp. Ella's book)
If she hasn't already read all the Andrew Clements and Beverly Cleary etc...just make sure you haven't skipped anything
More realistic fiction...try books by Chris Grabenstein, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman (some of them). I also like Erin Entrada Kelly's books but that might be more of a unique niche. I loved loved loved Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

amother

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:01 pm

librarylady wrote:

She's ahead of most of this, she read them 2/3 years ago, they are way too easy for her

amother

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:02 pm

midiskirts wrote:

She read these 2/3 years ago, too easy for her

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:10 pm

Books by Zylpha Keatly Snyder ("Egypt Game" "Season of Ponies" etc)
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys, etc by Louisa May Alcott
The Homer Price Series
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc by Roald Dahl
The Oz series by Frank Baum
The Little House on the Prairie Series (first book will seem young, but as the characters grow up, the themes are very appropriate for a ten year old)
The Secret Garden, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgsen Burnett
The Betsy Tacy Series (older girls set, there is one series for little girls and one for older girls) by Maud Hart Lovelace
Books by Avi (The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyal)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Reality

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:13 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

She read them a while ago

Did she read the books by Elizabeth George Speare? Calico Captive and The Witch of Blackbird Pond are great. They are historical fiction.

What about books by Katherine Patterson? Bridge to Terebethia and The Great Gilly Hopkins are wonderful.

Tuck Everlasting

At that age I loved books about horses. Did she read Black Beauty or National Velvet?

amother

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:16 pm

Reality wrote:

She read all the horse books, I will look into the other ones you mentioned

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:16 pm

The Black Stallion Series
Black Beauty
Anne of Green Gables Series
The Phantom Tollbooth
Pushcart Wars
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Tom Sawyer
The Yearling
Old Yeller
Strawberry Girl

amother

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:18 pm

amother [ Saddlebrown ] wrote:

She didn't like most other than the burnett books. And I'm not a fan of the alcott books for this age

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:19 pm

The Chronicles of Narnia
Mrs Friday and the Rats of Nyhm
Light in the Forest
Johnny Tremaine
Indian in the Cupboard
The Castle in the Attic
Harry Potter Series

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:21 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

She didn't like most other than the burnett books. And I'm not a fan of the alcott books for this age

Ok, good luck to you and your daughter

Reality

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:21 pm

Orphan Train Quartet by Joan Lowry Nixon

An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott

If she likes the Little House books there's a whole spinoff series exploring Laura's mother's life.

The Trumpet of the Swan by EB White

Edited to correct author's name

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librarygirl

Thu, May 13 2021, 8:26 pm

If you're looking for more mature, Lauren wolk has 3 excellent clean historical fiction books.
Listen to the moon by morpurgo
The mighty miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Mr. Max series by Cynthia Voight
Front desk series by yang.

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