Books for Young Girls

1) The "Redwall" series of books. By Brian Jacques.
It is great.
Look it up on Amazon to see it and the reviews.

2) "The Sisters Grimm- Fairy Tale Detectives" series of books. It is about fairy tale characters in an updated version. Again, look it up on Amazon to see it and read the reviews.

3) "A Nest For Celeste." A great book. It is about a mouse and friendship.

All of these books, my daughter has read. And I did too. I enjoyed it as well. It is for kids 8 and up. It is nothing "sassy" nor about Teenagers.

She is probably old enough for The Borrowers (there are four in the series). I assume she is done with the Magic Tree house books. I think I was a bit older when I read The Secret Garden - maybe closer to 9 - same for the C. S. Lewis series and the Madeleine L'Engle books (LOVED them) . If you have not already read the Frog & Toad books they are good. Homer Price (by Robert McCloskey) is great. We are currently reading the Anatole books (by Eve Titus) - he is a mouse and the chief cheese taster in Paris. They are a lot of fun. She is probably the right age for Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web.

I think 7 might be young for the Secret Garden. There is a lot of phonetic Yorkshire dialog that might be a little difficult for her to get through. I remembered being bored in parts by the book when I was younger. I liked that author's The Little Princess much better. Anne of Green Gables might be ok, though.

How about the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder? I was in first grade when the teacher at our school started reading those to us. Also the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary are great, as well as E.B. White's books. I also loved the Encyclopedia Brown books.

Her teacher is the best person to ask. She can tell you specifically what level your daughter is reading at and recommend both just right, and challenging books for her to try! The school or public children's librarian is another great resource, they will also have recommendations based on your daughter's current abilities and interests :)

I'm old, I know. But my favorite books back in the day at that age was the Beezus and Ramona series.

as long as she is interested in what they are talking about and it's at or around her reading level i say why not. i'd want to stear clear of books about boyfriends and negativity. i'd recomend the babysitters club but some do have boyfriends. although if that doesnt bother you and she doesnt mind reading about it they are good clean fun books to read. what about judy bloom and beverly cleary books. the fairy realms series, black stalion series or the tinkerbell books. i went to the library and found many different series' that i didnt even know existed. take her there and see what she's drawn to. maybe she will find a series she likes and you'll at least know what to get for the next feww months to a year once she's finish a book. my 7 year old also can read well at a 4th grade level and it was hard for me to find books (until heading to the library) that were of her interest (she's picky) yet still challenging enough to build her reading abilities. hope this helps

I agree - the broad Yorkshire is a little tough - The Secret Garden might be a book for you both to read together. Anne of Green Gables might be good. She may enjoy the Little House books, the Clementine books, the Ramona books, the Narnia books. She could even try the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books. Whatever is too tough or not interesting enough right now can be put aside for a later time. That's the nice thing about books!

I highly recommend the great illustrated classics, which include "The Secret Garden". The illustrated classics are the original stories, but with some of the vocabulary changed and some parts cut out, so they are shorter and an easier read. My daughters read many of them, "Heidi", "Black Beauty", "The Secret Garden" and "A Little Princess".

Age 7 may be a little young, but that depends on the maturity level.

You may want to consider books written by Beverly Cleary, including "Ramona" and the Ramona series, "The Mouse and the Motorcycle".

My oldest enjoyed the Baby Sitters Little Sisters series.

L M montegomery I"m pretty sure wrote another book called the Story Girl that I still enjoy rereading today, It would be good for her age. And i agree Anne of Green Gables would be ok, Part of me wants to say wait on that since the other books in the series get more mature and i'm the kind of kid that likes to finish a series all at once not year by year.

I was going to suggest the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe too, but again like The Secret Garden It might be better to wait just a bit.

There are Marc Brown's --Arthur series chapter books that would be much closer to her developmental age.

If she likes Mysteries, Ron Roy has Calendar Mysteries characters are first graders, A to Z mysteries characters are second graders or third, my kids love them, He has a series set in DC the Capital Mysteries too.

If she is more into fantasy, Any of the Rainbow fairy books would be good for her. and there are Tons.

If she is a pet lover Ellen Miles has a series called the Puppy Place --those books are sooo wonderful, I think she has a series called Kitten Korner too. but i have a hard time finding them.

As for the classics, i think Little House in the Big woods is the one to start with, and save the others until she has a bit more life experience and maturity under her belt.

My son is a whizz kid reader and his teacher read him Tales of a fourth grade nothing ( beware the revealing of Santa) and he devoured all of those books, his favorite was Super Fudge. again, i sort of his his teacher would have waiting on the tales of a fourthgrade nothing, but...

Happy reading!!!

I don't think she's too young for The Secret Garden. My daughter will be 7 next month and she's read it twice. It was my favorite book growing up and when we found a hard cover copy I bought it for her. Mine also likes the Frog and Toad books, Amelia Bedelia (they have simple ones and chapter ones), Puppy Patrol series by Jenny Dale, Eloise, Beverly Cleary books, the Rainbow Fairies series is huge and the books are interesting but simple enough for a 7/8 year old girl. That's all I can think of now. My dd is the same as yours- the top reader in her class and loves, loves, loves to read. And she reads them fast too. She's taken to rereading some of her books.

I'm bookmarking this question, because I, too, have an avid 7 year old reader. I don't see that the Judy Moody series has been cited yet, and that's a fun one. If you peruse my recent questions, I asked this same thing a few weeks back and got some great responses. Off those answers, we ended up purchasing Boxcar Children books, Ivy & Bean and Magic Treehouse to start off with.

Here's a link to my question:
http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/3679261780040941569

I don't think she is too young for either Anne of Green Gables or The secret Garden. I think I read them in 3rd grade so I was maybe 8. My daughter also read Anne of Green Gables at 8.

Aaaaall the way down at the bottom, Jaz mentioned what I was thinking :) The Little House on the Prairie books are still some of my favorite, and start out on a good level for a young girl. My daughter is five and I've planned on starting those as bed time stories.