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Seeking book recommendations for a 8.5yr old girl

Fanny McPhail View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 02:26 PM Post #1
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I've finally started doing my christmas shopping and I'd really like to get my 8.5yr old niece a book. She has an older sidling so I know that they already have Charlottes Web, the Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, most of Roald Daryls work and the babysitters club series. I would really love to get her a recent release which is suitable for her age range. What would you suggest? Also, I noticed a book called The Templeton Twins on book repository and was wondering if this was in the right age bracket. TIA

Two-one-two View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 02:31 PM Post #2
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My 8 year old twin girls love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!

lilybet View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 02:37 PM Post #3
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. This post has been edited by EHB: 18/01/2013, 06:55 AM

0zeKid View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 03:35 PM Post #4
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My oldest DD loves to read the "Fairy" series - she is not into fairies but that have like animal farries and water, magic and rainbow series and many many more so I can keep buying them. I am sure you will recognise the overs: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Kate-Royal...inthisseries-11 Happy shopping

Fanny McPhail View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 03:38 PM Post #5
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Thank you everybody for the suggestions these are great.

handsfull View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 03:39 PM Post #6
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Mine are totally into Geronimo Stilton....

fancie View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 03:40 PM Post #7
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When DD was 8 she was a great fan of the Deltora books by Emily Rodda. In fact she lived and breathed the characters 24/7.

Indi View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:10 PM Post #8
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These: Australian Girl My daughter and all her friends love them.

Julie3Girls View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:14 PM Post #9
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I second the Our Australian Girl books - they are sets of 4 books, each set about a girl sometime in Australia's history. Big hit with my just turned 9 yr old is EJ12. Hugely popular with her and her friends.

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