What about the Ramona Quimby books? Coraline, but that might be too scary.
She just... she just did the math.
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Hil R. - May 24, 2011 6:07:45 am PDT #14867 of 28288
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Amy - May 24, 2011 6:09:19 am PDT #14868 of 28288
Because books.
I'd start with the Judy Moody books or the Junie B. Jones books. Sara loves Junie B., and Judy Moody seems to be a slightly updated take on the same theme -- curious little girl with a lot of personality taking on the world.
Hil R. - May 24, 2011 6:10:00 am PDT #14869 of 28288
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Ramona x-post.
How about Charlotte's Web, or some of the younger Judy Blume books, like Freckle Juice?
Hil R. - May 24, 2011 6:16:58 am PDT #14870 of 28288
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Maybe the Boxcar Children, but those can get pretty retro with the gender roles. Amelia Bedelia. I've never read it, but I've heard good things about Just Grace. Same for Roxie and the Hooligans. Some of the American Girl books. If she might like historical stuff, then All-of-a-Kind Family. Encyclopedia Brown and Cam Jansen are fun mysteries -- Encyclopedia Brown especially for that age group, since each chapter is a separate story. The first two or three Little House on the Prairie books.
hippocampus - May 24, 2011 6:27:20 am PDT #14871 of 28288
not your mom's socks.
Isn't that prime Beverly Cleary territory? So Beezus and Ramona, maybe? Or possibly Mouse on a Motorcycle.
We've read those together, and she's reading MoaM at school - and I think she's decided if she's read it with us, it's too hard? I don't know, and I'm working to fix that. Same with Little House - she's read through those with us I don't know how many times.
Encyclopedia Brown especially for that age group, since each chapter is a separate story.
oh right! Excellent idea.
Judy Moody books or the Junie B. Jones books.
I'm googling these now.
Kathy A - May 24, 2011 6:32:57 am PDT #14872 of 28288
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
When I worked at Waldenbooks 10-15 years ago, the Junie B Jones books were really popular, as were the Boxcar Children ones.
Ginger - May 24, 2011 6:49:09 am PDT #14873 of 28288
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm so excited for HKF. Read all the things!
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flea - May 24, 2011 6:50:25 am PDT #14874 of 28288
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Magic Treehouse series - 2 kids travel to historical settings - about the same skill level as Junie B. - easy chapter books. Slightly harder: Swallows and Amazons (and multiple sequels), anything Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mr. Popper's Penguins, The Twenty-One Balloons, Penderwicks.
JZ - May 24, 2011 6:53:50 am PDT #14875 of 28288
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meara - May 24, 2011 7:03:02 am PDT #14876 of 28288
My favorite favorite book (the first chapter book I ever read, which I then re-read and re-read until my father got so sick of seeing me read it that he took it away and put it on top of the fridge) was "Key to the Treasure" by Peggy Parish.