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sorry if this is a bother but im trying to get my little sister to read a little more (shes like. grade 5 or 6 maybe) so i was wondering if you had any book recs if its ok to ask?

  • omg yes kids books are the BEST. if she‘s into horror/scary stuff have her read books by mary downing hahn and r. l. stine. if shes into princesses or fantasy princess academy by shannon hale, princess plot by kristen boie, and books by gail carson levine are rly good. if she wants realistic books definitely go with books by andrew clements. margaret peterson haddix has some good dystopian middle grade books. if you want her to get hooked on a series definitely try mysterious benedict society or the classic babysitters club. if shes the type of kid who has a bit of an ego (not in a bad way in the way all little girls should <3) feed her ego w books that LOOK impressive like the ones cornelia funke writes. if she still resists reading give her alternatives like graphic novels, magazines, audiobooks, short stories, poems, folktales, etc and see what sticks so she can use that momentum to get into other genres

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    1. 1-2-all-eyes-on-you reblogged this from howelljenkins
    2. pinkybuttons said: i second mysterious benedict society and cornelia funke!! here’s some graphic novel recs bc that’s one of my areas of knowledge: • the amulet series- kazu kibuishi • beetle and the hollowbones- aliza lane • this was our pact- ryan andrews • raina telgemeier’s books!! she also did graphic novel versions of the babysitters club • zita the spacegirl- ben hatke and some regular novels: • nevermoor and its sequels- jessica townsend • the gerander trilogy by frances watts
    3. howelljenkins said: @silima my sister was the same like girl get past the title it’s a GOOD BOOK 🙄 but agreed shannon hale is great
    4. silima said: princess academy is great but also so are shannon hale’s other books!!! my little sister was totally turned off to princess academy cuz she thought it sounded dumb (😔💔) but she read book of a thousand days and goose girl and LOVED those so much
    5. chixiao said: OHHH PRINCESS ACADEMY WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK AS A KID I RECOMMEND THT ONE X2
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