My sister is 12 years old and she wants to know some good books to read for that age she likes the sisterhood books and the Mark Twains do have any good books for that age??? Thanks a Bunch!
2007-01-24 10:44:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Giver by Lois Lowery -- ANYTHING by Lois Lowry!
If she's precocious enough for Twain, maybe Tolkien? Have her start with The Hobbit.
2007-01-24 10:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bryce 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I definitely agree about Lois Lowry, starting with The Giver.
At 12 I was reading Tolkien, also the Narnia books were excellent, though I may have read them a little younger.
There's a book called Legend of the Sandhill Crane that's the first book I ever stayed up all night reading, it was excellent. There may be more by that author.
My 11 year old son is reading Eragon, and loves it.
He also loves the Lemony Snickett books, which are silly, but entertaining.
2007-02-01 18:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by FreelancerAR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shug by Jenny Han
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
Giver by Lois Lowry
Pepperland by Mark Delaney
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
2007-01-24 19:12:34 · answer #3 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlotte's Web may seem a little young for her, but it's really well written.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
Artemis Fowl
Harry Potter
Zack Files
then there's the old classics: Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys
check with your local library, they should have a list of books and authors for her age range.
2007-01-31 11:50:19 · answer #4 · answered by Fozzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confessions of a Teenage Babysitter
or any book by Cameron Dokey
or Eragon (followed by Eldest)
or any book by Donna Jo Napoli
or any book by Carolyn Meyer (especially the Anne Boleyn story)
or I'd Say I Love You But I'd Have To Kill You....
or the "Once Upon A Time" series (written by various authors)
to name but a few! =)
ALSO check out this website:http://www.simonsays.com/content/index.cfm?sid=802
Happy reading!
2007-01-24 19:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am 13 years old and I LOVE the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. She should also try the books by Tamora Pierce. Go to the websites to see if she might be interested.
2007-01-24 19:14:10 · answer #6 · answered by zlisa98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abarat by Clive Barker. It's this fantesy book about this girl named Candy. And The Wish is pretty good, too. The Wish is about a girl named Wilma who goes to a new school and gets humiliated and then has really low confidence. Hope she has fun!
2007-01-24 19:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by Evil Little MoFo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would strongly recommend the Shiloh Trilogy by Phylis Reynolds Naylor. The titles are Shiloh, Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh, and any books by Beverly Cleary.
2007-01-31 10:34:53 · answer #8 · answered by seasamshan_312615 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she wants to read valuable literature she should try
Hector Malot - Alone in the World (a happy ending novel)
Gerald Durrel - My Family and Other Animals (funny)
2007-01-25 14:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by Mirela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! Here I come:
~Jules Verne:
"Five weeks in a balloon"
"Twenty leagues under the sea"
"Captain's Grant children"
"Journey to the center of the Earth"
"The South's star"(or something like this...:D)
"From the Earth to the moon"
~L. Frank Baum:
"The wizard of Oz"
~Charles Dickens:
"David Copperfield"
~Jonathan Swift:
"Gulliver's journeys"(Lilliputs....:D)
~Selma Lagerlof:
"Nils Holgersson"(A beautiful journey in Sweden)
~Karl May:
"Winnetou"(a wonderful book about Indians, I think they are called Apaches)
" Inca's will"
That's all for the moment, if you want more, please say it!
2007-02-01 06:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by Someone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋