I have a need to know what good books there are for a 12 year old, with a mind like a 14-15 year old, who is an advanced reader and loves to read, but can't find books that interest her. She is not a big fan of horror, romance, most fantasy, most sci-fi, and old books (the oldest book she has read and liked was written in 1975). Hope you can help.
2007-11-07 14:06:11 · 14 answers · asked by bandgeek4ever 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I need books for a twelve year old, who thinks like a young high schooler, to read. She enjoys Harry Potter (but not a whole lot of other fantasy), The Princess diaries, Al Capone does my shirts, A Great and Terrible Beatuy, Bat 6, The devil's Arthimetic, Molly: An American Girl (but she reads it in like 5 minutes) and pretty much any other fiction about WW2.
2007-11-07 14:40:00 · update #1
Pride and Prejudice
TWILIGHT
Uglies
A great and terrible beauty
The giver
2007-11-07 14:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by Laura Block 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe something on here will be of interest,
A Child Called It, Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer
Holes By Louis Sachar
Into the Land of the Unicorns and Song of the Wanderer by Bruce Coville
Tee Bo the Incredible Talking Dog (Hort Hunt and Persnickety Prowler) By Mary Burg Whitcomb
Gypsy, Gypsy and Nimblefoot and Gypsy and the Moonstone Stallion
Island of the Blue Dolphins and Zia by Scott O’Dell
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Hatching Magic by Ann Downer
Go Ask Alice and Jay’s Journal by Anonymous (edited by Dr. Beatrice Sparks)
The Guardian, Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle and Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
The Frog Princess and Dragons Breath by E.D. Baker
Avalon Collection Web of Magic Books (1-6) by Rachel Roberts
The Princess Diaries are awesome, but Meg Cabot has a lot of other books that are equally good. Try her book list at http://www.fantanticfiction.co.uk/, also look for Emily Rodda on here.
Daughters of the Moon series by Lynne Ewing
For Love of a Horse by Patricia Leitch
Jax Abbott--writes chick lit for teens, funny stuff
2007-11-07 16:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by princess61470 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Madeline by Roald Dahl
His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman
The Narnia Series by C.S Lewis
Sisterhood of Traveling Pants by Ann Brashare
Princess Diaries Series by Meg Cabot
Georgia Nicholson series by Louise Rennison
2007-11-07 14:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by To-the-Stars 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the books I've read at that level:
1. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. It is has violence:very good book; kind of easy, though.
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; great love story, kind of long.
3.The Princess Bride (I forgot the author), very interesting: kind of funny.
4. I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
2007-11-07 14:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by iPodPink00 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found that books by Judy Blume helped inspire my daughter to start reading when I could not get her interest any other way. She was 13-14 at the time and this started her down the road to a lifetime of the love of reading!
2007-11-08 04:02:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved (and still do!) "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin.
It's a middle-school book, but I love it because the author doesn't "talk down" to kids. The book is usually classified as a mystery, but it's a lot more than that.
2007-11-07 14:34:19 · answer #6 · answered by wisdomteeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you like novels about history read some books about world war 2 fiction . that is my favorite to read of course my mother grew up during that period and she used to tell me stories . so if you like that era i have several reccomendations . just email me for those . have you read the twilight series by stephanie meyer ? if not those are good . do you like mystery ? try sue grafton or james patterson , those are about all I can think of right now . I hope I helped . good luck and god bless.
2007-11-07 22:26:03 · answer #7 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer. There are currently six in the series and I love them all. It's a pirate adventure series.
2007-11-07 14:17:36 · answer #8 · answered by hopeann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the Uglies series (Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras) by Scott Westerfeld. It's awesome! Trust me...
2007-11-07 14:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by Damon ♥ Elena 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I was enthralled by those when I was around her age.
2007-11-07 23:45:00 · answer #10 · answered by speechy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be easier for you to tell us what she DOES like and then we'll respond back with appropriate books, because looking at the list you've given us, it seems she doesn't like anything!
2007-11-07 14:08:41 · answer #11 · answered by Keyne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋