Anyone know of a good book for an 11 year old girl?

Question

I'm trying to get my daughter more into reading, but I need some advice on good books for her. She loved Freak the Mighty, so maybe something along that line. She's in 6th grade but probably has about a 10th grade reading level.

Answer 1

I loved that book!



Anyways, I think there's a few books by Lurlene McDaniel. I'm not sure if that's what you want your daughter to be reading right now, but that's an author you should keep in mind.



Harry Potter books

Anne of Green Gables (One of my favorite series...)

A Series of Unfortunate Events (my little cousin is reading this right now (10) and she loves them)

Artemis Fowl

If she likes fantasy with a little bit of maturity/reality then Tamora Pierce

King of Shadows by Susan Cooper

Fever 1793

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

Walk Two Moons

Autumn Journey

Things Not Seen

Hitler's Daughter

Betsy Zane: The Rose of Fort McHenry

A Corner of the Universe

Nancy Drew series

The Theif Lord

Chronicles of Narnia



These are just a few titles I'm pulling out...

Answer 2

Books For 11 Yr Old Girl

Answer 3

Flowers in the attic and the whole series by VC Andrews are very captivating. They were my book of choice from 12-16. I'm not sure what Freak the Mighty is, so i can't compare the two books, sorry. Good luck! :) The guy who wrote Tuesday's with Morrie wrote another book called "the five people you meet in heaven" my 15 year old niece read it and liked it - it was easy to follow but if she's reading at a 10th grade level, she'll have no problem.

Answer 4

Freak the Mighty was realistic fiction.. so..



1. Try a series. If she likes one book from a certain series, she'll like the others. In realistic fiction, there's always the (huge) Babysitter's Club, Nancy Drew, etc.



2. From what I have sitting around my desk right now: No More Dead Dogs (Gordan Korman), Wringer (Spinelli), and The Giver (though it's not quite realistic fiction, Lois Lowry. This is a great book, and it's a trilogy.)



And if she likes fantasy- there's the Artemis Fowl series, (Eoin Colfer), The Squire's Tale, etc.



However, if she's at a 10th grade reading level, she might want to pick out her own books. Try taking her to a library and having her pick out.. maybe five books or so?



I'm a freshman now, and I read much too much and fast for my own good. So I'm not quite good with reading levels...

Answer 5

I'd definitely second the answerer who put down "Are you there God? It's me, Margaret", and I'd also put classics such as Lorna Doone, Black Beauty, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, and also a few darker ones such as Of Mice and Men, The Chrysalids, maybe, maybe The Hobbit.



I wouldn't recommend any Harry Potter series at this stage as it's too easy, and primarily because I don't think they stretch the imagination in the ways that the classics will. On that note, if she's a not-so-adventurous type, I'd also recommend (like has been suggested), Enid Blyton's series of the Famous Five and the Secret Seven but these series are not that challenging.



Does she like biographies? If so get her an anthology of famous people, which could help inspire her to choose what she wants to be when she gets older.

Answer 6

Hum....

Hard to remember that far back...and I was reading at a more advanced level than most...



I tried to keep my brain either in fifth and sixth grade and it wandered up to say 7th. Some of the books below will not interest, some will be too hard. I tried to remember ones that made a big impression on me for the good and that a young person might like.



You and she will find circles of books that you like. If you like one, then you will like others by the same author and stuff that is simular. You can use amazon to help in searching...



I might have read too much then and now. In 6th grade we had to take a speed reading class ... it helped. In 6th and 7th grade I would read a fiction book a day from 3 to 6pm.



I loved looking through all the time-life nature books. A little earlier I read all of Sonya Bleeker's books about Native Americans. I worked my way through Diosaur books and books about space. The 1920s boy scout manual :) .. better than then one in 1970, and I worked my way through it .. anything on camping and outdoors.



Fiction..

Black Beauty, Island of the Blue Dolphin, Return to Blue Dolphin, The Virginian, Heidi, Dr Doolittle books, Watership Down, Shardik, Maya, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the sea. Ann McCaffrey's Dragons of Pern. Exile's Song, Forest House. The Hobbit (lord of the rings is probably too hard) I loved the stories about the boxcar children .. Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

I cannot spell Madaline (the little french girl)



the movie Bridge to Terabithia (which is a book) made a big impression on me .. but it is powerful.



The borrowers were a great hit for me.

Rebeca of Sunnybrook Farm.

The last unicorn



Little house of the prarie, The yearling, old yeller Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan (Boxed Set) where the red furn grows.Sarah, Plain and Tall, the secret garden, a little princess, the swiss family robinson, the wizard of oz et. al ,



Return to Witch mountian.



Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan (Boxed Set)



books by Tamora Pierce esp. Wild Magic and Protector of the Small. A wrinkle in time (although I found it confusing and still do)

mercedes lackey's arrows of the queen or maya

so you want to be a wizard



I was a little older ..when I worked my way through ...

All of Andre Norton's books .. Starman's son comes to mind.

All of the Narnia books. Little Women and Little Men -- but I did not like them. All of Issac Asamov .. esp I. Robot. .. Normby the mixed up robot (and others) (is for the younger set and more girlish)



the Potter books should be good.



blessings and good reading!!!!

Answer 7

I teach 6th grade kids and these are some of the books that my students love:

Charlie Bone series

Lily B. on the Brink of Cool

The Tale of Despereaux

Because of Winn Dixie

Anne of Green Gables series

Harry Potter series

Artemis Fowl series

Princess Academy

Goose Girl

The Teacher's Funeral

Inkheart

Inkspell

Dragon Rider

Tangerine

Maniac McGee

A Single Shard

Everything on a Waffle

A Year Down Yonder

Answer 8

Lessee, at that age I was reading Pat McManus(start her off on Kid Camping from Aieee to Zip), The Hobbit, Where the Red Fern Grows(I read this book a hundred times, even though the ending is depressing). Yes to Harry Potter, No to the BIble, there's rape and slavery and all kinds of horrible things in that book I read it cover to cover when I was 12 and became an atheist.

Terry Pratchett! Hilarious and mostly clean, though there are jokes she likely won't get.

Dragonlance.

I had a lot of magazine subscriptions back then, too. Might want to take her to the local bookstore and see what she picks up in the periodicals section. I always looked forward to my monthly subscrbtions coming in: Skin Diver, Outdoor Life, National Geographic, Discover, Zookbooks(when I was younger), and Metal Edge.

Dad signed me up for Sassy (Read: Please don't let my daughter grow up to be a lesbian). I think the Sassy is crap, but it did cover issues high school & younger kids deal with day-to-day, back when we think crap like 'OMG, my underwear was showing and my best friend didn't tell me' was a world-shattering event.

Answer 9

So far, there a lot of good suggestions, particularly the Fantasy & SciFi (ok, I'm biased towards thoses genres). Finding out her interests would be a good start, but here are few others various genre types that I read in my Library Lit. courses.



Stargirl -- Jerry Spinelli

Faherenheit -- Ray Bradbury

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy -- Gary D. Schmidt

Speak -- Laurie Halse Anderson

The Giver -- Lois Lowry

Monster -- Walter Dean Anderson

How I Live Now -- Meg Rosoff

The House of the Scorpion -- Nancy Farmer

Surviving the Applewhites -- Stephanie S. Tolan

Holes -- Louis Sachar

His Dark Materials Trilogy -- Philip Pullman

My Louisiana Sky -- Kimberly Willis Holt

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Anyone know of a good book for an 11 year old girl?

I'm trying to get my daughter more into reading, but I need some advice on good books for her. She loved Freak the Mighty, so maybe something along that line. She's in 6th grade but probably has about a 10th grade reading level.

Answer 11

Artemis Fowl

If she likes fantasy with a little bit of maturity/reality then Tamora Pierce

King of Shadows by Susan Cooper

Fever 1793

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

Walk Two Moons

Autumn Journey

Things Not Seen

Hitler's Daughter

Betsy Zane: The Rose of Fort McHenry

A Corner of the Universe

Nancy Drew series

The Theif Lord

Chronicles of Narnia

Answer 12

When I was that age, I was really into the Babysitters Club series and Nancy Drew. I also was just starting to read "scary" books by R. L. Stein and Christopher Pike, but some of those have content that might be a little too mature for an 11 year old.

Answer 13

My 11 year old (she is also has an advanced reading level but has a short attention span) likes the Goosebumps series to read for fun... They are short so they can hold her attention. Also her favorite book is Wings by Bill Brittan (don't know if I spelled that right). She's not much into Harry Potter... too long... She is now also starting to read some of Piers Anthony - Xanth Series... These are "punny" and if she catches on the the puns, they can be quite funny.

Answer 14

my eleven year old loves to read. Her favorite book is "Number the Stars," by Lois Lowry. (a great author for your daughter.) There are a bunch of books in the "teen" section at stores like Barnes & Noble which feature issues of peer pressure, fitting in and noticing boys. These are the books my eleven year old gobbles up because they're the things she's struggling with as a new middle schooler. Some of the series include the "Clique" series, so if you look on the shelf at that one, you'll find a bunch more that were not available when we were kids.



One word of caution, however. Many eleven year olds have a tenth grade reading level, and you need to remember that she has an eleven year old's developmental level. Some things she's capable of reading may have content way over her head as far as issues you may not be ready for her to be confronting yet. Best way to deal with that is to read it with her and discuss as things come up.



Have fun!

Answer 15

Artemis Fowl series

Princess Academy

Goose Girl

The Teacher's Funeral

Inkheart

Inkspell

Dragon Rider

Tangerine

Answer 16

Wow..a 6th grader at a 10th grade level! If she got that far does she need encouragement to read?

For her age I suggest any of the Judy Blume books, Are you there God, it's me Margert is one of her best. There is a whole set of the Little House on the Prairie books. The Harry Potter books are good. And the classic Little Women would give her a look at life as it used to be. You must be very proud of your daughter.

Answer 17

Harry Potter, Louis Sacher books are pretty fun, but

Jaqueline Wilson books are also great :D She's a British author, but her books are all really good to read (some are for teens, so they might have reference to girl stuff) Try

Bad Girls

The Story of Tracey Beaker

The Lottie Project

The Suitcase Kid

Candyfloss

Cleanbreak

to start :) they all are about girls that are around 10~12 :)

Answer 18

My daughter just finished reading Freak the Mighty and enjoyed it very much! She also recommends Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, it is about a boy who gets lost in the woods, and how he has to strugle to survive. She has also enjoyed the short stories in Chicken Soup for the Teenage soul. The Great American Series have great books about US history, and they are very enjoyable. Narnia, CS Lewis. She didn't like Harry Potter, and I wouldn't recommend it either, with so many other good choices. If you need a more ample list, I will be happy to email you other titles.

Good luck!

Answer 19

If she's at an advanced level, I would say try the Eragon series by Christopher Paolini. My daughter started them at age 10 and loves the stories to death. They are a bit long for that age, but don't let that scare you away.



Oh yeah, my daughter really liked "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliet also. Wonderful mystery.



Okay, last one: "The Eyes of the Dragon" by Stephen King. A wonderful tale, absolutely not what you would expect from the Master of Horror. Totally age appropriate.



Last one, I promise: "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. Great story of tolerance, set in Salem, Mass around the time of the famous with hunts. My favorite book at that age.

Answer 20

Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia (but read them in order) Alan and Naomi, Bridge to Terabithia, A tree grows in Brooklyn, The Devil's Arithmetic, Tuck Everlasting, The Giver. and Roald Dahl is a good Arther.

Answer 21

Max the Mighty is another book by the same author as Freak the Mighty. The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and Amber Spyglass all by Phillip Pullman are good books.

Answer 22

When I was at the age of 11 I was also quite an advanced reader and I know how hard great books are to find. Some of my favorites at the time were...

1.Harry Potter

2.Artemis Fowl

3.Summer of the Monkeys

4.Tuck Everlasting (This is a great book for any age.)

5.Island of the Blue Dolphins

6.Redwall

7.The Theif Lord (Wonderful book with a twist at the end.)

8.Call it Courage

9.A Wrinkle in Time

10.Guardians of GaHoole

11.The Sign of the Beaver

12.City of Ember

Answer 23

The Forbidden Doors Series by Bill Myers



The Left Behind Kids Series

Answer 24

Hi,



I remember reading "My friend Flicka" by Mary O'Hara at that age, am now 56 and I can still remember all the story, it's about a boy who brings up a colt (there has been a film released) but the book is 100 times better and I would heartily recommend it. If you are not sure google the title to find out more but if she is a typical 11 year old then she will love this book.



Hope I've helped.



Take care,



and good luck

Answer 25

The Harry Potter books and Narnia books, try the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, or maybe something in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Anything by Francesca Lia Block (Weetzie Bat it a great one). The Giver by Lois Lowry, A Wrinkle in Time (and that series) by Madeliene L'Engle.

Answer 26

Chicken soup for the teens soul, it's a collection of short stories so she can put it down at any time at the end of a story and pick it up again and be at the beginning of another story, my daughter is 11 and has a high reading level also, but sometimes she hasn't the concentration to read long passages and sometimes she does and she loves this book.

Answer 27

Well, last year, I was 6th grade.



I loved these books by:

Peg Kehret



++Cages

..............Cages is about a girl, who is being stressed, and feels that she doesn't have what she needs. Someone in her class, gets everything she wants, but she doesn't. So, this girl shoplifts, and gets caught. After a big mistake, she is has to do Humane Society.

..............Cages is a really good book, especially if you like experiencing life problems, and this has a lot of emotional feelings, kinda

++I'm not Who you think i am

...............A girl named Ginger is being tracked down by a person that has pyshco problems. She gets insulted that her brother is at her hotel. She has two goals, get her teacher to stay at her school after a big confrontion of a popular girl and to keep her identity safe.

++Abduction

...............About a girl, who's brother's father is indebt and a big gambler. He tries to abduct the little boy. After a huge turn-around, where the boy's sister is also caught, they use a special word to save each other's lives. Very Good story.

++My Brother Made me Do it

..............A letter formatted book. This is about a girl who has to take cover of everything that her brother does. This girl, is in 5th grade and is in need of a pen pal for a school project. She gets a 89 year old lady, who she enjoys to write too. The girl is stuck with artiratis. So is the lady. During the hard times and good times, the lady is here to help her. This is am emotional story.

++The Secret Journey

.............Is about a girl who's mom is sick, and she is stuck with staying at her hometown while the two goes to France and hopes for the mother to heal. She secretly goes on a ship, the wrong ship!! Ends up going into big trouble.





These are very good books. I've always loved Peg Kehret's books. But too bad there's only a few in my school library, ended up going to another library just to get those book.



I would really recommend Cage.

Answer 28

The Ann Rinaldi books are great. She'd love those.

It's Historical fiction and you learn tons!!

A good one to start with would be

The Secret of Sarah Revere ( Paul Revere's daughter )

And Hang A thousand Trees with Ribbon's ( Phyllis Wheatly)

The books are great, and you can find them easily at Barne's and Noble in the Teen section!!

Answer 29

Hi, my name is Madelaine, I am an English-French teacher,and i would really like to help you with your problem.

From my experience, children have a big tendency not to read books, but to watch the movies on TV or read them from the internet, nowadays; if you say she already read some other books, my opinion is that you should try and offer her high quality books, even if they are not exactly for her age, such as "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, "Moby Dick", "Great Expectations", Shakespeare,...

I think she would appreciate them; if not, try to find some books which can get to her heart, at this age children are usually very impressive.

Good luck and keep in touch.



Mady

Answer 30

Madeleine L'Engle is great - A Wrinkle In Time and all her other books are fantastic. I think I read them at about that age (and I was a few grades above in reading level too).



Also the Harry Potter books (at least the first 3 for now, since they get pretty intense in the later books).



Good luck!

Answer 31

I love reading I will give you a list of books I have read:



the chronicles of Narnia



Charlie Bone series



The Lost Years of Merlin



The Great Tree of Avalon (3 book coming out next month)



Left Behind Series



Redwall Series (This book has a lot of fighting and stuff in)



Lance Armstrong: it's not about the bike



I HAVE READ MANY MORE



12years old

Answer 32

The series of books I'm reading right now are very age appropriate for an 11 year old.The title of the book is Charlie bones and the hidden king! It is a series of books with 5 of far and they are all great! If you decide on these books the first book in the series is Midnight for charlie bone! Good luck!

Answer 33

Harry Potter! I have a 12 year old grandson who has really improved his reading level with these books. We read the first four books out loud. He is in eighth grade this year and took took the SAT last year scoring about the middle of college bound seniors. Good luck!

Answer 34

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe for a 6th grade reading level. The Hobbit for any reading level by J.R. Tolkien, the author of Lord of the Rings.

Answer 35

My daughter is also 11 she loves to read it is her favorite subject. There are a series of books under the name of Yearling Newberry they are all written by different authors. She seems to pick these books. They are interesting to her.. You could try these too. Some of the titles.. Number the Stars , Thimble Summer, The Black Pearl. Homesick, A ring of Endless Light, A wrinkle in time, and the list goes on.

Answer 36

When I was ten (and a good reader too) I read, "The Miracle Worker", that I got from one of the scholastic book clubs. I loved it so much, was so taken by the story, was so inspired, and enjoyed learning the Braille at the back of the book.



I think every girl should read that book - not just for the story, but maybe also for the Anne Sullivan role model.

Answer 37

This series may be a little too young for her if she's at a 10th grade level, but I loved the Trixie Belden mystery book series as a kid. I literally could not put these page-turners down!!! I think I was in 4th to 7th grade when I read them.

Answer 38

Well, you could give her "Eragon" and "Eldest" by Christopher Paolini. Not only is everything in it acceptable by parenting standards, but it is the quintessential series for pushing reading complexity and teaching kids to manage a diversity of plot threads, characters and themes because it starts simple and builds the layers from there. Also, you can inspire her with stories of how this kid started working on this story at the age of 16 and had it published when he was 17. If she's interested in reading or writing, it's pretty clear evidence that you're never too young for either.

Answer 39

I really like The Alchemist. It is an easy read with a very important message. When I was 11 I loved murder mysteries. There was an author called Christopher Pike who did some amazing books. Maybe on the grusome side but I used to get absolutely absorbed in them.

Answer 40

You can't go wrong with "The Flame Trees Of Tikka" by Elspeth Huxley.



It's a recollection of a girl of about your daughter's age growing up on her father's coffee plantation in British colonial Kenya.



It has everything magical that Harry Potter could have for boys but this is based on her true life experiences. A wonderfully funny, adventurous and inspiring book for a young lady. I truly recommend it. In fact it would be a perfect mother and daughter read. Who knows you both could pick up a bit of Swahili

Answer 41

oh wow, I loved Freak the Mighty. :)

Harry Potter!!! <--I'm obsessed. :)

The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton.<--definitely.

Define Normal, by Julie Anne Peters.

Homeless Bird, by Gloria Whelan<--amazing

Snow, by Tracy Lynn.<--a novel that totally changes the traditional Snow White story, absolutely genius.

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury.

Night, by Elie Wiesel.

anything by Alice Hoffman, or Gail Carson Levine.

OH!

and anything by Jerry Spinelli...such as Stargirl...Maniac McGee...Milkweed.



And, don't forget about The Little Prince...!!!



and The Stone Goddess.



OH!

and An Ordinary Princess, that was a good one too...



I could go on and on...

Answer 42

I really enjoyed the "Island of the Blue Dolphins" when I was in the 6th grade and when I was in the 2nd grade I was at a 12th grade reading level The Chronicles of Narnia are also very good

Answer 43

Actually, I'm 11 right now. I am in 6th grade and I also read at a high level. My favorite book was Among the Hidden (and the rest of the series.) I also really liked Frindle. I don't suggest "to kill a mockingbird" or "Harry potter" or "Chronicals of Narnia". Honestly, I don't think she would enjoy them. Are you there God it's me margaret is a good one too.:)

Answer 44

Harry Potter is always a safe bet. I'm in my 20's and I love those books. Around her age I really liked the Little House On The Prarie series of books. I read them all in 5th/6th grade. My Side Of The Mountain is a great book about a young kid living in the Catskill mountains. I read that one in 7th grade, but it would be just fine for a younger audience. Oh, I read Banner In The Sky in 7th grade, and loved it. Its about a young kid climbing a mountain with a team of climbers. Anyway, good luck.

Answer 45

the Redwall series would be good, somebody said to kill a mocking bird-that's a great choice, lemony snicket series, a case of unfortunate events is good too. Take her to the young adult section and let her have fun (but watch what she wants because some of the stuff over there might be too mature for her), but try to insert some classics, but not the boring ones by dickins and melville. Steinbeck is good. So is Hemingway. I have alot of kids come into my bookstore with their reading lists. Life of Pi, Dracula (bram stoker), Ralph W. Emerson, Walt Whitman, the cool ones. Or ask her teacher what would be some goods ones for her to read. Hope that helps.

Answer 46

Christy Miller (Robin Jones Gunn) is a serie of 12 books about a girl of 14 year until completing 20. I read when I had 14 years and I adored

Answer 47

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Mira, Mirror by Mette Ivey Harrison

Beast by Donna Jo Napoli

Beauty by Robin McKinley

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

So B. It by Sarah Weeks

The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Hobbit by Tolkien

The Lion The Witch And the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Answer 48

In addition to all the suggections, Margaret L'Engle was my favorite at that age. The Little Prince is another, and an Oscar Wilde collection (The Happy Prince and Other Short Stories, for example). Artemis Fowl is a lot of good fun.

Answer 49

you look on the shelf at that one, you'll find a bunch more that were not available when we were kids.



One word of caution, however. Many eleven year olds have a tenth grade reading level, and you need to remember that she has an eleven year old's developmental level. Some things she's capable of reading may have content way over her head as far as issues you may not be ready for her to be confronting yet. Best way to deal with that is to read it with her and discuss as t

Answer 50

I loved the book Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien. I read that book in the 6th grade and I finally last year found it again and bought it and added it to my collection. To make it short, the story is about a young girl who finds out she is all alone in her town which is in a valley where everyone has disappeared, and she lives and survives in her hometown by herself until one day a stranger shows up. I couldn't put the book down I finished it in 2 days. I hope this helps.

Answer 51

Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, Ella Enchanted

Answer 52

I'm in my 20's and I love those books. Around her age I really liked the Little House On The Prarie series of books. I read them all in 5th/6th grade. My Side Of The Mountain is a great book about a young kid living in the Catskill mountains. I read that one in 7th grade, but it would be just fine for a younger audience. Oh, I read Banner In The Sky in 7th grade, and loved it. Its about a young kid climbing a mountain with a team of climbers. Anyway, good luck.

Answer 53

Chronicles of Narnia series, harry potter series, madeleine l'engle books (a wrinkle in time, a wind in the door, a swiftly tilting planet, many waters----i'd suggest proofreading these first, i don't remember the last two very well...they're all part of a series however...i think they'd be fine...my ten year old sister read them)

i think it's awesome your daughter is reading at that level for her age/grade...and that she likes to read.

:)

(but never pressure reading, remember that...it helps keep kids wanting to read...lol)

Answer 54

Sears had a set of books for children that covered just about everything a child should know and be interested in. Everything from nursery rhymes to science fiction. You may want to look into that, or go to the library with her and let her pick the books that she may find interesting. She is old enough now to read meaningful books, so you may want to point her in that direction.



Best of Luck to you and your daughter

Answer 55

Harry Potter

Answer 56

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Answer 57

These are my top 10 that she might like:

1.Nancy Drew by Caroline Keene

2.Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

3.Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

4.Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

5.Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul by various authors

6.Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

7.Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

8.The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

9.Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

10.The Spiderwick Chronicles byTony Diterlizzi and Holly Black

Answer 58

The series of books on Little house on the Prairie... the Babysitters Club. ( I love Junie B books but they are probably to little for her) anything by Judy Blume... Anything from the "Magic Tree House Series"...

How about....

The Day I Ate Fried Worms

The Hundred Dresses

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Because of Winn-Dixie

Where the Red Fern Grows

The Day my Runny Nose Ran Away



Sorry I have 6 kids so we have lots of books.....

these were some of there favorites.

Answer 59

Try Revenge of the Shadow king its a Fantasy book about 4 kids her age who uncover a that for some reason monsters from a card game they play are appearing all over thier town. It's by Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis

Answer 60

Harry Potter

Answer 61

Tom Sawyer is a wonderful book. In my opinion it is about 8th grade level. Any book by Mildred D. Taylor is also very good,( 8th or 9th grade level). My favorite book of all time though is The Man Who Loved Clowns, unless you don't like books with sad endings. It is about 8th grade also.

Answer 62

The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. It's easy to get 'hooked' and want to read the next book. The author interjects some good vocabulary words into the story. My kids and I have enjoyed them very much.

Answer 63

I'v never read that book. If she's on such an advanced level you should consider advanced reading classes they'll have alot of books that she might be interested in. Also some that may challenge her intelectually. I read "The Black Cat" by Steven Kings when I was her age. It's kind of graphic, but she can probably handle it.

Answer 64

Any of the Namcy Drew mysteries are excellent.

If she is reading on such a high level, how about any of the books by Sharon Draper such as Tears of a Tiger. Bridge to Terebithia, or any of the Francine Pascal books are also excellent.

Answer 65

I'd start her with the series of unfortunate events. They are really good(my daughter loved them in the 6th & 7th grade) and they are really short so she won't have to start with some ten pound book like harry potter. Which is really good too but HUGE.

Answer 66

For reluctant readers, there's a thing called Letters Through Time. All kids love getting mail and that company offers a series of 20 personalized letters from two kids traveling the Oregon Trail in 1850. The usual reaction from kids is "Wow!" They get one letter a week for 20 weeks.



Check it out at www.lettersthroughtime.com. You can also find them offered on ebay occasionally.

Answer 67

One word of caution, however. Many eleven year olds have a tenth grade reading level, and you need to remember that she has an eleven year old's developmental level. Some things she's capable of reading may have content way over her head as far as issues you may not be ready for her to be confronting yet. Best way to deal with that is to read it with her and discuss as things come up.

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You've already got so many great suggestions, I'd just like to add a few more. The Jules Verne classics, I remember I especially liked Captain Grant's Children. Also one by Astrid Lindgren: The Brothers Lionheart, which is a really beautiful if sad story. She might like Mio my Mio sometimes called Mio my Son by Lindgren too.

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The Gita. it is the best book for someone who is in 6th grade, 11 years old, and 4 years advanced.

Answer 70

Harry Potter. but she is more of an advanced reader so maybe Lord of the Rings. Stargirl, The Chronicles Of Narnia, Artemis Fowl books. Hmm. Pendragon Series.

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Go to a good book store and buy books by Judy Blume she writes stories that are on her level and about her age groups. They are very interesting and enjoyable. You can also ask the people who work there and they can show you more for her level. If you don't want to buy them, go to the library and you will find them there.Ijust thought of Lemony Snicket start with the first one .

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my daughter is almost 10and a big book worm as soon as she is ready i will point her in the direction of virginia andrews,flowers in the attic,and the other follow on books,i have read all her books and i found them soo good,i am not sure if you would prefer your daughter to be older to read these,,have you looked in the library as you can get 10 books at a tiem, my daughter is alwasy there,,ps i am in the uk!!! it depends how `grown up you want them to be` there are good adventure films which have books ,or just think of the type of books that were around when you were younger!!

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The Nancy Drew Mystery series was always a good book for me to read. Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are great for any age.The Green Mile series by Stephen King was also a favorite of mine. Its wonderful that you are encouraging her to read!

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How about some good old fashioned classics like "Treasure Island" or the Nancy Drew Mystery series; It's good to let our kids have a taste of the past so the can enjoy more modern literature.

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I think Harry Potter is a good suggestion, but I would suggest challenging her. If she were to maybe read "their eyes Were watching God" or "Memoirs of a Geisha" she might connect with them and therefore begin to WANT to read, which is probably the goal you are shooting for. I like books like the devil wears prada etc. but you don't want her to get too used to reading trashy dramas and not really engaging her mind. I loved Pride and Predjudice but it might be a little early for that...

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I loved the Laura Ingalls Wilder books when I was that age and I was an advanced reader. "Little House on the Prairie".



It might make her more appreciative of modern times, too, when reading about how the christmas candy was a treat they waited for all year and how cold it was in the morning and stuff like that.

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My Daughter really liked the Series of Unfortunate Events. Many books to keep her attention. If she is above that, go with my old favorite, Edgar Allen Poe. Good luck, and keep her reading!

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The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander.

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I really enjoyed INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS by Bruce Coville and its sequel SONG OF THE WANDERER. She will probably enjoy the story and its probably at her reading level. There were even some words in there that I didn't know and I read at a post highschool level haha. Good luck!

Answer 80

Try "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo

The "Princess Bride" series by Meg Cabot are good - lots of humor in them, too.



If she is willing "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series by Ann Brashares is also good. There is some sexual content in them, though (just so you are aware)



She may want to visit the public library and talk to the Young Adult Librarian. There are many, many good books out now for young women. Give it a try!

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From what I have sitting around my desk right now: No More Dead Dogs (Gordan Korman), Wringer (Spinelli), and The Giver (though it's not quite realistic fiction, Lois Lowry. This is a great book, and it's a trilogy.)

Answer 82

Besides the harry potter stuff, try scifi & scifi/fantasy. Piers Anthony has some wonderful stuff about Xanth. A trilogy that is up to 20 or so books. So, he can't count, but he can write really well!

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The Anne of Green Gables collection. In the first book, Anne is 11 at the novel's beginning and 16 at its end.

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The Day I Ate Fried Worms

The Hundred Dresses

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Because of Winn-Dixie

Where the Red Fern Grows

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The Hundred Dresses

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Because of Winn-Dixie

Where the Red Fern Grows

The Day my Runny Nose Ran Away

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Harry Poter is awesome I'm 23 and love reading them also Narnia those are 2 really good series of books

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The "Artemis Fowl" books are good. Harry Potter is a hands-down recommendation. Believe it or not, "Anne of Green Gables" is very good, an oldie but goodie. The Molly Moon books are very good as well.



Now, let me proceed to paste an entire excerpt from one chapter of each of these books in this answer... no, wait, that's been done and I'm sure very appreciated.

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If she's at a 10th-grade level, she could read "Lord of the Flies", or "To Kill a Mockingbird".



Any of the other classics, such as "Pride and Prejudice", etc. would also be appropriate for her reading level.

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Does she like horses? Many young children do. Walter Farley has a great series of books "The Black Stallion". It's been a long time since I read them, but I think there are more than 10 of them.

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Anything by Roald Dahl.

If the reading level is really that high, try Watership Down.

The Giver is really good too.

Lord of the rings, maybe?

The Anastasia series by Lois Lowry.

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Yes, I know of a couple, Charlettes Web, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Caddy Woodlawn, Little House on the Prairy. I know when I read them, I was about your daughters age, and I enjoyed them very much. Good luck!!

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Hi im 11 myself this is my moms account I think your daughter would like the series by laura dower there call from the files of madison finn I've read three books so far from it my favorite was all that glitters go to bigfishbowl.com and it tells you about the books.I hoped this helped you and I hope your daugher likes the books

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HarryPotter books

Eragon books

Summerland

The Narnia Chronicles

The Outsiders

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Series of Unfortunate Events

Desperaux

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Dear America series, Diary of . . . .

Reading Lolita in Tehran (you'll have to read it to her and explain)

Diary of Anne Frank

The Giver

The Thief Lord

Animal Farm

Shiloh

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Anything by L. M. Montgomery. She wrote primarily for girls heading into puberty and the stories feature strong female characters, most of whom are about 11 to 13 years old - at the beginning anyways.

She wrote the Anne series ~ 'Anne of Green Gables', 'Anne of the Island', 'Anne of Windy Poplars', 'Anne's House of Dreams',

'Anne of Ingleside', 'Rainbow Valley' and 'Rilla of Ingleside'

as well as the shorter [3 books] Emily series ~ 'Emily of New Moon', 'Emily Climbs' and 'Emily's Quest'.



There are some wonderful titles in these answers; good luck and hope your daughter has fun!

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Sleepover Friends

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I suggest All-American Girl by Meg Cabot, Teen Idol by Meg Cabot, and Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng. They are all appropriate for her age, pretty much high school level based, and fictional.



I hope you buys these because I think your daughter will really love them!

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Try Beccas story by James D Forman , My daughter loved it.About a young lady and the civil war

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Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

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The Secret LIfe Of Bees. It is about a pre teen girl who learns about adult issues during a difficult era, through the loving care and guidance of virtual strangers. The hard and fast rules of the bee kingdom are related to the lives of women. I am decades removed from that era and thought it was awesome, read it yourself, you won't be able to put it down. It's one of those books you will want all of your girlfriends to have.

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Harry Potter :-)))



Ah, and by the way (i don't know Freak the Mighty) if your daughter loves horses and adventure stories.. there is a series of books by Walter Farley.. books are called "the black stallion", "etc." "etc." i simply LOVED those books. they are not so new. but so good. it is about an arabian horse and a young american boy called.. well i forgot. it is a developping story. it is about sports, horses, concerns of young people, and just written in a very very good language. well, whatever ;-) make up your mind about all these books you hear about now. good luck!

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The Warrior Series by Erin Hunter; the first one is called Into The Wild. Its basically about four clans of cats surviving together in the forest. GREAT SERIES!

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The "Anne of Green Gables" series is excellent and will grow with her. She will especially like it if she has a good imagination and/or is prone to getting into scrapes.



Also "Are you there God, it's me Margaret" is an great book about becoming a young lady

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10th grade reading level...make her read Uglies by Scott Westerfield. its the first of the trilogy. they such awsome books! My Favorite Series of all time! the second: Pretties and third is Specials

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The American Girl Series or Nancy Drew

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harry potter, narnia, s.e hinton books, holes, Your schools battle of the books list, a long way from chicago, a year down yonder



http://www.ncslma.org/BookCompetitions/BoBstate/bobbooklist2006-2007.htm

this is the list for the north carolina battle of the books there are some really good ones on here.

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How very intelligent. I myself am a reader of that level, however, it doesn't mean you should only read that one. I still enjoy the R.L. Stine books. But if she's already read those, try Stephen King... spooky. I just love horror books.

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Picket Fences

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My daughter always loved the books by Mary Higgins Clark. If she likes a good mystery this is a good author to look into.

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Ya, she would love any of the Harry Potter books. Also the series of Unfortunate Events, the Outsiders, and Holes are all good.

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Martin the Warrior, or Nancy Drew or Babysitters Club ( reading level is great but be careful of content at that level)

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Something by Roald Dahl like the BFG.

It's funny, cute, long enough but simple enough, just a few drawings, and very imaginative without bieng overly childish. I liked it when I was 10, its the first book I read on my own all the way through-- I really wanted to finish it :)

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Harry Potter, of course, but also Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce. Pierce is the best!!! I love her books. My sister introduced them to me when I was about 11. After Alanna, there's a whole lot of other books that she wrote. :P

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Bad Girls

The Story of Tracey Beaker

The Lottie Project

The Suitcase Kid

Candyfloss

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If she likes fantasy books she should read 'The False Prince' it's not long and it's a good story

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Harry Potter

An abridged lord of the rings

excepts from Rudyard kipling - jungle book

Treasure island

Enid Blyton

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Nancy Drew! And the Hardy Boys for 11 year old boys.

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Harry Potter, Princess Diaries or something like the Princess of Roumania.

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I'm a 58 year old male, and all of the Harry Poters are entertaining reading for all ages

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Little House on The Prairie

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Are you there God, it's me, Margaret....

anything by Judy Blume



I remember reading the entire Walter Farley Black Stallion Series in one summer at that age. (26 books!!)



Misty of Chincoteague

(another horse story)



Just go to the library and look!! Find out what interests her and look it up at the library....sometimes just looking at the pictures and captions is enough to spark an interest in reading non-fiction.

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try the harry potter series (they do take a while to get into)

and for fun (these are shorter books) try the series of unnfortunate events by lemoney snicket

also, my greatest reccomendation, books by sharon creech. she is an amazing author and can reallu inspire teens and kids to read more... the two best books by her are probably walk two moons and chasing redbird. these books are so amazing. with walk two moons, my favorit book ever, remind he rto have some patience with reading the beginning. it starts off in an interesting and partaily confusing way, but if she sticks with for the first probably 15 pages she will ge thooked on it, probably...some sixth grade teachers read walk two moons aloud to their students, so it is definetly age appropiate.

Also, Judy Bloom- many of her books are outstanding for youg girls... some good and more advanced books for girls are two books that are sequals... they are called: just as long as we're together, and the secon one is here's to you, rachael robinson.

so probably my strongest recomendations are these two books by Judy Bloom and chasing redbird by Creech, as well as Walk Two Moons by Creech. i think that your daughter will get into reading quickly with these books. good luck!!!!!!!

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i loved the book My Friend Flicka when I was in 6th grade. Outstanding book about a boy and his love for a horse.

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How about some non-Biblical choices for your daughter? Perhaps she could read Tom Sawyer, or Huckleberry Finn. That way, when it is required in high school, she will have a headstart!

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She seems kind of slow if she is only at the 10th grade level

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♥♪♦♫ Remember Judy Blum and R.L Stine maybe she will enjoy these books as much as those that have read it. It does not have all of the profanity but is just right for a adolescence. Both of these authors are just right. ♥♪♦♫

Answer 126

A Wrinkle In Time and all her other books are fantastic. I think I read them at about that age (and I was a few grades above in reading level too).

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There are SO MANY!

Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 books)

Anne of Green Gables collection

Julie of the Wolves



Ask your librarian!

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I always loved the Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper.

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My teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville. It was sooo much fun to read! But then again this was 13 years ago, but I'd give it a shot!

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Bridge to Terabithia.

Animal Farm.

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Bridge to Terabithia. It's a little sad, but I loved it. It's about boy who makes friends with this girl Lesley and they invent this imaginary word called Terabithia. They crown themselves king and queen of Tertabithia. The girl dies at the end.

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Im around her age and my favorite books are Bridge to Teribethia ( which I see has been mentioned here already) and Secret Garden- maybe give those a try =)

Answer 133

All this people are crazy. 11 Year old girl? Definately Harry Potter. Not many kids are into classics.

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*Angel On The Square



*Among The Hidden....series



*Hoot



*So B. It



*Jumping the Scracth



*The Outsiders



*Pure Dead...series



*Harry Potter



*Artemis Fowl



ETC, ETC, ETC!

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Judy Blume books are good and you could also try the Nancy Drew books. I use to read those and I loved them.

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Enid Blyton stories

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i'm getting my 10 year old the complete book set of the Chronicles of Narnia. Amazon.con $40.

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Watership Down by Richard Adams...

Excellent story!

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The Secret Garden, is a great book for all ages.

Answer 140

My God daughter read & like :The Book of Secrets"

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Walking Across Egypt and anything by Erma Bombeck.

Answer 142

Sure! My favorite book of all-time, which I read when I was 12: "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.

Answer 143

if she likes crime- The Red Cardigan or if you dont mide a little bit of rude- The Out lands Trilogy both are good books or Deadly! by MOriss Glitsman im 13 so i have read them all they are all good books

Answer 144

I would suggest that you read a famous book called "Twilight" by Stepheny Myer (check the author dont know if spelled right)

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well it all depends on what she is in to, but i have a really good book but its part of a seres by Garth Nix the first book is called Sabriel. and its about a girl who is different and she doesnt know it until it is time for to save the world.

Answer 146

Tamora Pierce's books. I started reading them at 12 and at 27 still pick up her new stuff.

Answer 147

There is a book called Eleven, also maybe some Nancy

Drew, or Lurlene McDaniel...

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How about a good Nancy Drew book

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'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' or 'Illusions: the adventures of a reluctant messiah' both by Richard Bach. They are a great read, my favourite when I was that age!!!

Answer 150

A Dog Named Mutt by Marley Mowatt. This is an excellent book about a boy and his dog and their adventures together. She will love it!

Answer 151

I'd say "Island of the Blue Dolphins" "Charlotte's Web" my sister also liked the "Nancy Drew" series of Detective Novels.

Answer 152

How about trying the series Warriors the New Prophecy? It's about cats who are in different clans and travel to a new place where they have learn to adapt to. She might like it!

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The Wind in the Willows

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Flipped

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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle



It's good stuff hehehe

Answer 156

Have you tried the Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys series?

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Judy Blume books were great with a message about helping girls grow up

Answer 158

I pretty sure the book How to Kill a Mocking Bird

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Try Harry Potter series

she will enjoy reading it

Answer 160

well this book probally isn't in her reading level, my niece loves Number the stars. It is a good book.

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Incart

Answer 162

How about Go Ask Alice? It's engaging, and a little bit risqué, so she'll feel like she's getting away with something.

Answer 163

Harry Potter. Those books got me hooked on reading and I am 24!

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Dad signed me up for Sassy (Read: Please don't let my daughter grow up to be a lesbian). I think the Sassy is crap, but it did cover issues high school & younger kids deal with day-to-day, back when we think crap like 'OMG, my underwear was showing and my best friend didn't tell me' was a world-shattering event.

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well, there lots to choose from. go to barnes and noble and ull find lots for her. i would reccomend the shortest harry potter book, narnia books, and maybe some books from r.l. stine. hes a good author. my 12 yr old sister likes them.

Answer 166

I love Are You There God It's Me Margeret when I was younger I bet I read it 15 times!

Answer 167

Harry Potter and Narnia books

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Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Black Beauty, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Goosebumps (but only if she is into scary stuff).

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Any Goosebumps book

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Any book by Caroline b Cooney

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"The Mists of Avalon", by Marion Zimmer Bradley (A medieval fantasy novel that examines King Arthur's court and the magic of Avalon from the perspective of women, like Arthur's sister Morgaine, his aunt/The Lady of the Lake, and his mother)



"The Wee Free Men" and it's sequel "A Hat Full of Sky" by Terry Pratchett, even better if you can get them in audio book form, as much of Pratchett's humor is in his timing (Witty, wise, emotive, and eccentric...Pratchett recognizes that young women who are a bit ahead of the learning curve see the world differently from the rest of the crowd, and he is one of the few authors I think every young person should read, to see the remarkably powerful, independent, compassionate, intelligent, and capable female characters he creates...and his books are hysterical)



The Triology of books "Magic's Pawn" "Magic's Promise" and "Magic's Price," by Mercedes Lackey (fantasy novels that explore the issues of culture-shock, religion, kinship, love, war, sexuality, art, magic, and ecology...all from within a teen-safe framework, with characters that rise above their feelings of isolation to do great good in the world, with the help of telepathic horses called "Companions")



"The Mummy" by Anne Rice (This was one of her early novels. It's much tamer than the witch or vampire books...set in the Victorian era and full of museums, lost knowledge, romance, adventure, and a great female protaginist, etc.)

Answer 172

I read, "The Miracle Worker", that I got from one of the scholastic book clubs. I loved it so much, was so taken by the story, was so inspired, and enjoyed learning the Braille at the back of the book.

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"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" is a bird who teaches us how to follow our dreams... by author Richard Bach.



Also movie of the same name; and a great soundtrack of songs by Neil Diamond.



Read the book, watch the movie, listen to the songs... it's inspirational.

Answer 174

how about Harry Potter.....Because of Winn-Dixie....The Uglies......Touching Spirit Bear.......The Chronacles of Narnia......American Girl.......Dear America......chicken soup........anything by Charles Dickens...I`m in 5th and thats what I read, and maybe some Junie B. Jones which I read in about a day....books.com is a great place to look..good luck!!

Answer 175

I loved the Phantom Tollbooth.

Answer 176

Harry Potter,The hobbit and dragonlance novels. I don't think you should give her the bible just yet. At her age she should be having fun not reading about how everyone is gonna go to hell.

Answer 177

I love the uglies trilogy. I know it sounds wierd but its really good the books are uglies, pretties, and specials

Answer 178

harry potter is a good choice.. ive read all the six books...you can also try nancy drews if you want a suspense investigative one,, and hardy boys

Answer 179

Crispin: Cross of lead by AVI. Really good book.

Answer 180

You and she will find circles of books that you like. If you like one, then you will like others by the same author and stuff that is simular. You can use amazon to help in searching...

Answer 181

The books about the trials and tribulations of Georgia Nicholson are really funny,not too too risque but very very interesting.

I put in a link:

http://www.wash-away.net/georgia/

My librarian recommended these and I found them very amusing too.

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i m 11 2 and these are books i read:Dragonology,A series of unfortunate events,The theif lord,Inkheart,Dragon rider, Dragon's gate (as u can c i like dragons) Nancy drew,and Spiderwick chronichles.i m also an advanced reader so take those 4 ideas. by the way wut school does she go 2 if she goes 2 mine may b we can hang out. :-)

Answer 183

nothern lights - girl heroine!

The little white horse - fantasy adventure

Anne of green gables - story of orphan girl

Little house on the parie - true life story

Answer 184

dont give her classics. i recommend reality chick, the clique, meg cabot books and also books written by jean ure. it's good but if u live in the US i'm not sure if u can buy jean ure's books there.

Answer 185

Nancy Drew all the way! Also, her games are awesome too! Nancy Drew is a good role model for young girls. :)

Answer 186

Get her the alice series books! I'm 14 and I luv them!!

Answer 187

chronicles of narnia series, harry potter of course, where the red fern grows, a series of unfortunate events, sweet valley high-----you could get a reader list from your local library for children her age too.

Answer 188

judy blume has some great books.also harriet the spy was one of my best loved......if she has a particular animal fav focus on that...black stallions book for horse lovers, or misty of chincoteague.....white fang and so on for dogs.good luck!!!

i love to read and wish all mankind did.

Answer 189

Matilda or anything by Roald Dahl

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She might like Coraline, by Neil Gaiman.

Answer 191

the clique series. it is about snobby 12 year olds. i used to read them and their still the only books i have ever finished.

Answer 192

My boys liked Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket when they were her age.

Answer 193

Eleven is a great book for eleven year olds my little sister loved it

Answer 194

I really enjoyed 'Endless Ring of Light'. It's about a girl and a dolphin. I loved it!

Answer 195

I think "To kill a Mocking bird" is appropriate for her reading level if she hasn't already read it. I think it's a very good book.

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I used to LOVE horses at that age and read 'Misty of Chincoteague' and 'Stormy Misty's Foal'. I loved those stories.

Answer 197

the cristmas kiddnaping kaper is a like really good book! it is about a mouse and his gang that try to catch a kidnapper that kidnapped santa claus, neways it is a REALLY good book! i loved it!

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Any of the Harry Potter's, 'The Hobbit', Nancy Drew.. My girls read them all .

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The Imaginary Wizard

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hmmm, how about "a series of unfortunate events" and also "the Hobbit" and "The lord of the Rings"



also you might try just letting her browse down at the library.....

Answer 201

harry potter is great. i know its a guy series, but the lord of the rings is very good. shakespearean plays, maybe?

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anne of green gables series is good. i read it in sixth grade. or the horseback riders club

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All American Girl



it will help her grow up (and secretly adds a little bit of politics in it!)

Answer 204

"Little Women"....Get her reading the classics now and she'll be way ahead of her peers in literature. Plus, it's actually got everything. Stay away from the Potter Books I think.



Uh, yes Margaret, I'm here....What do you want?



(sorry, couldn't resist)

Answer 205

"Steal this book" And "The Anarchist's Cookbook"

thats what i read at age 11 and look at me now.

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My daughter loved "Holes" when she was 11.

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Yes.

Arthur :Judy Blume.

Title: Are you there God? It's me Margaret.

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when i was eleven (which was last year)

i read what my mother doesn't know



it's mostly a poem book and is based on a teen girl's life... it was awsome!

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Inkheart and it's sequel Inkspell. it's a great fantasy series.

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the Earthsea trilogy by Ursula Leguin

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find out what your daughter's interests are and go to Waldens, Barnes& Nobles and check the sections in her age range go from there.

Answer 212

"Goosebumps" has a lot of different stories for her age group .

Then there's also "Harry Potter" .

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mabey u can let her read books by Meg Cabbot

Answer 214

why not take her to the library and let her pick some books that interest her. then you'll know what she likes to read.

Answer 215

harry potter, all enid blyton books, to kill a mocking bird(as the person above me suggested).is she on to detective stories, yet? if so , i'll suggest agatha christie--i think i started her during my 7th though! has she tried secret seven and famous five--i used to love them.

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... The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton... And then when she's finished with that you both can watch the movie together.. aaawww cute!



:)

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A tree grows in brooklyn.

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Carl Sagan's "Contact".

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all books frm judy blume

especially the book called "are you there god its me margaret"

very good book.

Also fear street saga frm rl stine.

harry potter.

Answer 220

The chronics of Narnia. I bet that she will like them.

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Hoot, my daughter is reading it and loves it!

Answer 222

well my daughter loved the series of Abby Hanes...when she was that age!

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"Where's Waldo" Them books are GREAT!

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Any book by Judy Blume....are you there God, it's me Margaret, Blubber, etc.....

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"Mary Poppins" and "Bed Nobs and Broomsticks" and "Charlotte's Web" and "The Gum Nut Babies"

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judy bloom is a good one and theres many of them to choose from!

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My Book of Bible Stories



Its 116 Bible accounts appear in the order of their historical occurrence. The book is especially designed for young children, yet everyone can benefit from the book's more than 125 beautiful illustrations. 256 pages.

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kitchen soup for the soul

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3rd degree its a thriller/ mystery book, its very good.

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where the red fern grows.



great book.

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i think darren shan's book are very very exciting i like them and i think they are good for your daughter.good luck

Answer 232

anne of green gables

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The Bible

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Judy Bloom..Blum...not sure about the spelling

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The good old Bible...PeAcE

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"Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen. Just don't tell her that he also wrote "Striptease".

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give her non fiction as well. biographies encyclopedia

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artemis fowel

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"Are you there God? It's me Margaret."



By: Judy Blume

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bridge to tarabithia

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harry potter!

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ursela leguin

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are you there god, its me Margret

StarGirl

Among the hidden

hoot

holes

island

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are you there God, its me Margret. i red that book when i was her age. i loved it.

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try maniac magee or loser. those are two of my favorites

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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, A CLASSIC BUT I LOVED IT.

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little women

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POLLYANNA!

A classical, but yet ever so actual!

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I am sam

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Are you there god its me Margaret

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HARRY POTTER,HARRY POTTER,and HARRY POTTER

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Here are some hope they help :



Title

Author

Description



Child Called "It", A

Dave J. Pelzer



Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturing to her children by but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It."



China Boy

Gus Lee



Growing up Chinese-American, a young man copes with a distant father, a missing mother, and a tyrannical stepmother as he struggles to contend with America in the 1950s.



Down the River

Edward Abbey



"Be of good cheer," the war-horse Edward Abbey advises, "the military-industrial state will soon collapse." This sparkling book, which takes us up and down rivers and across mountains and deserts, is the perfect antidote to despair.



Ellen Foster

Kaye Gibbons



After the death of her mother, eleven-year-old Ellen Foster discovers that life with her father has become too dangerous and tries to find a new home.



Girl With a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier



With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. His portrait of the anonymous Girl with a Pearl Earring has exerted a particular fascination for centuries and it is this magnetic painting that lies at the heart of Tracy Chevalier's novel.



Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The

Stephen King



Fairy tale like story of a nine-year old girl lost in the woods.



Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer



In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the story of Into the Wild.



Little Girls in Pretty Boxes : The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Joan Ryan



Ryan offers disturbing anecdotal evidence indicating that women's gymnastics and figure skating are physically and psychologically damaging to a majority of participants with realistic Olympic aspirations.



Lord of the Rings, The

J.R.R Tolkien



Frodo Baggins picks up where his uncle left off as Gandalf returns with a new adventure: to return a powerful ring to the fires of Mount Doom.



Lost Boy, The

Dave J. Pelzer



A sequel to A Child Called "It", this is the harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family to love.



Lost World, The

Michael Crichton



Six years after the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs have been destroyed and the park dismantled. But there are rumors that something has survived.



Maus, I and II

Art Spiegelman



A unique and powerful tale of a Holocaust survivor seen through the art and words of his son, America's leading avant-garde cartoonist.



Nathan's Run

John Gilstrap



Twelve-year-old Nathan Bailey, accused of murdering a cop, becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt even as a vicious hit man is closing in on him. Orphaned and alone, Nathan has no one to count on but himself. To stay alive he must exercise all his agility and cleverness. And ironically, he finds his honesty is the best weapon he has as he wins the trust of a radio talk-show host and pleads his case to a rapt nation.



Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel

Avi



Ninth-grader Philip has never been in trouble, but he's upset because his English grade is keeping him off the track team. Meanwhile, though the rule is ``respectful, silent attention,'' he hums along with the daily playing of the national anthem by habit ignored by his jocular homeroom teacher.



On a Pale Horse

Piers Anthony



As the Incarnation of Death, Zane must end the lives of others until he finds himself being drawn into an evil plot to destroy Luna, the woman he loves.



Ordinary People

Judith Guest



Describes a boy's breakdown after the suicide of his brother. With therapy, reflection, and love he finds his way back to hope.



Pigs in Heaven

Barbara Kingsolver



There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature. Her dialogue sparkles with sassy wit and the earthy poetry of ordinary folks' talk; her descriptions have a magical lyricism rooted in daily life but also on familiar terms with the eternal. This is the sequel to The Bean Trees.



Running Loose

Chris Crutcher



Louie Banks has the world by the tail. It's his last year in high school; he has wheels, a starting spot on the football team, good friends, and the girl of everyone's dreams. If he can stay away from Boomer Cowans long enough to graduate, he's got it made. But the world suddenly turns and snatches Louie by the tail, and it just won't let go.



Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson



Since the beginning of the school year, high school freshman Melinda has found that it's been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud. What could have caused Melinda to suddenly fall mute? Could it be due to the fact that no one at school is speaking to her because she called the cops and got everyone busted at the seniors' big end-of-summer party? Or maybe it's because her parents' only form of communication is Post-It notes written on their way out the door to their nine-to-whenever jobs.



Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

Chris Crutcher



Sarah Byrnes, her face hideously scarred from what she calls a childhood accident, sits silent and withdrawn in the psychiatric ward; her friend Eric ("Moby''), who has admired her since grade school as the toughest person he knows, wonders what could have finally pushed her over the edge.



Tangerine

Edward Bloor



So what if he's legally blind? Even with his bottle-thick, bug-eyed, glasses, Paul Fisher can see better than most people. He can see the lies his parents and brother live out, day after day. No one ever listens to Paul, though~~until the family moves to Tangerine. In Tangerine, even a blind, geeky, alien freak can become cool.



Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A

Betty Smith



Francie Nolan grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother, and an aunt who gives her love too freely-to men, and a brother who will always be the favored child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny.



Women of the Silk

Gail Tsukiyama



A first novel exceptional for its exquisite writing and for its rich portrait of a woman's life in a China now lost.

Answer 253

'Famous five' & 'Harry Potter'

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ummm well i read "First they killed my father"or "Amber Brown" well thats wat i read i'm about that age

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The Bible

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Bible

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The Bible.

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This book has been adapted by Neale Walsch 'The Little Soul and the Sun'. It is a childrens parable for children and adults alike. I am not religious and neither is N Walsch - more a spiritual story for ALL! I hope you enjoy it! (see below)



Once upon no time, there was a little Soul who said to God, “I know who I am.”





And God said, "That's wonderful! Who are you?"





And the Little Soul shouted, "I'm the Light!"





God smiled a big smile. "That's right!" God exclaimed. "You are the Light."





The Little Soul was so happy, for it had figured out what all the souls in the Kingdom were there to figure out.



"Wow," said the Little Soul, "this is really cool!"



But soon, knowing who it was was not enough. The Little Soul felt stirrings inside, and now wanted to be who it was. And so the Little Soul went back to God (which is not a bad idea for all souls who want to be Who They Really Are) and said,



"Hi, God! Now that I know Who I am, is it okay for me to be it?"





And God said, "You mean you want to be Who You Already Are?"



"Well," replied the Little Soul," it's one thing to know Who I Am, and another thing altogether to actually be it. I want to feel what it's like to be the Light!"



"But you already are the Light," God repeated, smiling again.

"Yes, but I want to see what that feels like!" cried the Little Soul.



"Well," said God with a chuckle, "I suppose I should have known. You always were the adventuresome one."



Then God's expression changed. "There's only one thing..."



"What?" asked the Little Soul.





"Well, there is nothing else but the Light. You see, I created nothing but what you are; and so, there is no easy way for you to experience yourself as Who You Are, since there is nothing that you are not."



"Huh?" said the Little Soul, who was now a little confused.



"Think of it this way," said God. "You are like a candle in the Sun. Oh, you're there all right. Along with a million, gazillion other candles who make up the Sun. And the sun would not be the Sun without you. Nay, it would be a sun without one of its candles...and that would not be the Sun at all; for it would not shine as brightly. Yet, how to know yourself as the Light when you are amidst the Light -that is the question."



"Well," the Little Soul perked up, "you're God. Think of something!"





Once more God smiled. "I already have," God said. "Since you cannot see yourself as the Light when you are in the Light, we'll surround you with darkness."



"What's darkness?" the Little Soul asked.



God replied, "It is that which you are not."



"Will I be afraid of the dark?" cried the Little Soul.





"Only if you choose to be," God answered. "There is nothing, really, to be afraid of, unless you decide that there is. You see, we are making it all up. We are pretending."



"Oh," said the Little Soul, and felt better already.





Then God explained that, in order to experience anything at all, the exact opposite of it will appear. "It is a great gift," God said, "because without it, you could not know what anything is like. You could not know Warm without Cold, Up without Down, Fast without Slow. You could not know Left without Right, Here without There, Now without Then."





"And so," God concluded, "when you are surrounded with darkness, do not shake your fist and raise your voice and curse the darkness. Rather be a Light unto the darkness, and don't be mad about it. Then you will know Who You Really Are, and all others will know, too. Let your Light shine so that everyone will know how special you are!"



"You mean it's okay to let others see how special I am?" asked the Little Soul.



"Of course!" God chuckled. "It's very okay! But remember,'special' does not mean 'better.' Everybody is special, each in their own way! Yet many others have forgotten that. They will see that it is okay for them to be special only when you see that it is okay for you to be special."





"Wow," said the Little Soul, dancing and skipping and laughing and jumping with joy. "I can be as special as I want to be!"



"Yes, and you can start right now," said God, who was dancing and skipping and laughing right along with the Little Soul.





"What part of special do you want to be?"



"What part of special?" the Little Soul repeated. "I don't understand."





"Well," God explained, "being the Light is being special, and being special has a lot of parts to it. It is special to be kind. It is special to be gentle. It is special to be creative. It is special to be patient. Can you think of any other ways it is special to be?"



The Little Soul sat quietly for a moment. "I can think of lots of ways to be special!" the Little Soul then exclaimed. "It is special to be helpful. It is special to be sharing. It is special to be friendly. It is special to be considerate of others!"





"Yes!" God agreed, "and you can be all of those things, or any part of special you wish to be, at any moment. That's what it means to be the Light."



"I know what I want to be, I know what I want to be!" the Little Soul announced with great excitement. "I want to be the part of special called 'forgiving'. Isn't it special to be forgiving?"





"Oh, yes," God assured the Little Soul. "That is very special."



"Okay," said the Little Soul. "That's what I want to be. I want to be forgiving. I want to experience myself as that."





"Good," said God, "but there's one thing you should know."



The Little Soul was becoming a bit impatient now. It always seemed as though there were some complication.



"What is it?" the Little Soul sighed.



"There is no one to forgive."

"No one?" The Little Soul could hardly believe what had been said.



"No one!" God repeated. "Everything I have made is perfect. There is not a single soul in all creation less perfect than you. Look around you."





It was then that the Little Soul realized a large crowd had gathered. Souls had come from far and wide ~ from all over the Kingdom ~ for the word had gone forth that the Little Soul was having this extraordinary conversation with God, and everyone wanted to hear what they were saying. Looking at the countless other souls gathered there, the Little Soul had to agree. None appeared less wonderful, less magnificent, or less perfect than the Little Soul itself. Such was the wonder of the souls gathered around, and so bright was their Light, that the Little Soul could scarcely gaze upon them.



"Who, then, to forgive?" asked God.





"Boy, this is going to be no fun at all!" grumbled the Little Soul. "I wanted to experience myself as One Who Forgives. I wanted to know what that part of special felt like."



And the Little Soul learned what it must feel like to be sad. But just then a Friendly Soul stepped forward from the crowd.



"Not to worry, Little Soul," the Friendly Soul said, "I will help you."



"You will?" the Little Soul brightened. "But what can you do?"



"Why, I can give you someone to forgive!"



"You can?"



"Certainly!" chirped the Friendly Soul. "I can come into your next lifetime and do something for you to forgive."





"But why? Why would you do that?" the Little Soul asked. "You, who are a Being of such utter perfection! You, who vibrate with such a speed that it creates a Light so bright that I can hardly gaze upon you! What could cause you to want to slow down your vibration to such a speed that your bright Light would become dark and dense? What could cause you ~ who are so light that you dance upon the stars and move through the Kingdom with the speed of your thought--to come into my life and make yourself so heavy that you could do this bad thing?"



"Simple," the Friendly Soul said. "I would do it because I love you."



The Little Soul seemed surprised at the answer.





"Don't be so amazed," said the Friendly Soul, "you have done the same thing for me. Don't you remember? Oh, we have danced together, you and I, many times. Through the eons and across all the ages have we danced. Across all time and in many places have we played together. You just don't remember."



"We have both been All Of It. We have been the Up and the Down of it, the Left and the Right of it. We have been the Here and the There of it, the Now and the Then of it. We have been the male and the female, the good and the bad; we have both been the victim and the villain of it."





"Thus have we come together, you and I, many times before; each bringing to the other the exact and perfect opportunity to Express and to Experience Who We Really Are. And so," the Friendly Soul explained further, "I will come into your next lifetime and be the 'bad one' this time. I will do something really terrible, and then you can experience yourself as the One Who Forgives.



"But what will you do?" the Little Soul asked, just a little nervously, "that will be so terrible?"





"Oh," replied the Friendly Soul with a twinkle, "we'll think of something."

Then the Friendly Soul seemed to turn serious, and said in a quiet voice, "You are right about one thing, you know."



"What is that?" the Little Soul wanted to know.





"I will have to slow down my vibration and become very heavy to do this not-so-nice thing. I will have to pretend to be something very unlike myself. And so, I have but one favour to ask of you in return."



"Oh, anything, anything!" cried the Little Soul, and began to dance and sing, "I get to be forgiving, I get to be forgiving!"





Then the Little Soul saw that the Friendly Soul was remaining very quiet.

"What is it?" the Little Soul asked. "What can I do for you? You are such an angel to be willing to do this for me!"



"Of course this Friendly Soul is an angel!" God interrupted. "Everyone is! Always remember: I have sent you nothing but angels."





And so the Little Soul wanted more than ever to grant the Friendly Soul's request. "What can I do for you?" the Little Soul asked again.



"In the moment that I strike you and smite you," the Friendly Soul replied, "in the moment that I do the worst to you that you could possible imagine ~ in that very moment..."



"Yes?" the Little Soul interrupted, "yes...?""Remember Who I Really Am."





"Oh, I will!" cried the Little Soul, "I promise! I will always remember you as I see you right here, right now!"



"Good," said the Friendly Soul, "because, you see, I will have been pretending so hard, I will have forgotten myself. And if you do not remember me as I really am, I may not be able to remember for a very long time. And if I forget Who I Am, you may even forget Who You Are, and we will both be lost. Then we will need another soul to come along and remind us both of Who We Are."





"No, we won't!" the Little Soul promised again. "I will remember you! And I will thank you for bringing me this gift ~ the chance to experience myself as Who I Am.



" And so, the agreement was made. And the Little Soul went forth into a new lifetime, excited to be the Light, which was very special, and excited to be that part of special called Forgiveness.





And the Little Soul waited anxiously to be able to experience itself as Forgiveness, and to thank whatever other soul made it possible. And at all the moments in that new lifetime, whenever a new soul appeared on the scene, whether that new soul brought joy or sadness--and especially if it brought sadness--the Little Soul thought of what God had said.



"Always remember," God had smiled, "I have sent you nothing but angels."