Favorite Authors?

Question

Favorite Authors and books by them?
It's for my daughter in 6th grade ...she needs some ideas of what to read

Answer 1

I really enjoy Patricia Wrede's series "Dealing with Dragons", a fantasy that takes fairy tale conventions and turns them upside down. The main characters are an independent princess and her dragon ally.

Also, Tamora Pierce's books are just wonderful, too, with strong female characters.

If she's not into fantasy, I would recommend "Kiki Strike Inside the Shadow City", a modern-day mystery about a girl super-spy that's tons of fun to read (I had one reader tell me that it persuaded to try mysteries that she'd never thought she'd ever read as a result.) Another good one (and a classic) is "The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", and just about any of the books by E. L. Konigsberg.

Other authors to check out:
Zylpha Keatley Snider
Catherine Patterson
The "Anastasia" books

Happy reading! :-D

Answer 2

Quick note: Lois Lowry does NOT write horror (though she did write The Giver). Joan Lowery Nixon writes YA mystery/horror-ish stories, perhaps that is who the one answer-er was thinking of in that sense?

I, also, recommend "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, as well as the sequels "Gathering Blue" and "Messanger."

By L. M. Montgomery: Most people think "Anne of Green Gables," but I say "Emily of New Moon," "Emily Climbs" and "Emily's Quest." I also did a book report on "The Blue Castle" when I was in 7th grade, but had read it first in 6th.

For a fantasy lover, "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman is really good - there are two other books in the "His Dark Materials" series, "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass." Also, he has some mysteries that feature Sally Lockheart, which I read at some point in middle school, but I can't remember if it was early or late. The first one is "The Ruby in the Smoke."

If she likes mysteries, she's probably about old enough to start reading books by Agatha Christie and definitely Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Cynthia Voight books - Homecoming, Dicey's Song, the Callender Papers, etc.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

My fave authors write adult fiction and fantasy (Michael Crichton and Raymond Feist), but some books I enjoyed when I was in or around 6th grade was Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, anything by R.L. Stine (his YA books, not Goosebumps), And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (I read that in my advanced 6th grade English class). I also liked Christopher Pike (The Starlight Crystal was my favorite), but his books may have small amounts of sensual material. I also read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (I've only read it once, but thought it was really well done). She might also like the Harry Potter series (I think Lord of the Rings might be a little advanced for her age group, but she could be an avid reader). In connection with a question I had seen asked earlier in this category, the Choose Your Own Adventure series is good, too. The Chornicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (I didn't get around to reading them until I was a senior in high school, but I loved them) Just to name a few that I enjoyed at that age.

P.S. Anything by Penguin Classics is a great choice as well. They tend to shorten classical stories down enough for younger readers to enjoy them. I absolutely loved the two they had on Greek Mythology.

Answer 4

I had a lot of books I really liked, but I'd suggest Little House on the Prairie, I love that series. Judy Blume was always really good. How about the American Girls series? They're fun and historical. What about Harry Potter, I love that. Or Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. My absolute favorite as a kid was a British series called Famous Five, by Enid Blyton. Famous Five is about 2 boys and 2 girls and their dog, sorta solving mysteries and having adventures that seem to follow them around. Speaking of British books, another series I liked was called Mallory Towers also by Enid Blyton, if I remember correctly. That's about some girls in a British boarding school. Just some suggestions.

Answer 5

I agree with Witch of Blackbird Pond, also another book by the same author, The Bronze Bow is great too. I also agree with Running Out of Time and the Shadow Children Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. And the Anastasia Krupnik series is one of my favorites.
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
Other great authors for this age are: Gary Paulsen, Jean Ferris (in YA section), Andrew Clements, Louis Sachar, Avi, and Mary Downing Hahn.

Answer 6

YES ... If she enjoys mystery she should read "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson - author of The Lottery. Amazing book. I loved it in 6th Grade.

Also The With of Blackbird Pond

And Maximum Ride by James Patterson (and the sequel School's Out Forever) His Y/A books.

Answer 7

Tolkien- LOTR, Hobbit Terry Goodkind- Sword of actuality sequence JK Rowling- Harry Potter (of path) Chris Paolini- Inheritance Cycle Cormac McCarthy- the line Garth Nix- Aborhorsen Trilogy

Answer 8

C.S. Lewis

the inkheart series is really good....i can't remember the author's name right now.

J.R.R. Tolkien...though he's a little deep for a 6th grader.

Running Out of Time, the 'Among the Hidden" series and evrything else by Margaret Peterson Haddix is awesome. i've read everything by her.
peace

Answer 9

The Redwall series by Brian Jacques. I read them in jr. high when everyone else was reading Harry Potter. They are infinately better and the series is ongoing. The first three books are Redwall, Mossflower, and Mattimeo.

Answer 10

Ro Dahl

Matilda