Can you suggest me some books that were aimed at girls that are classic, or popular, that were written, either before the 20s or after the 20s, but not new enough to be considered "modern", that are appropriate? I find myself turned off by many classic books from the past because often they are full of stories about or featuring adults who are romantically interested in teenagers, and even rarer, girls or boys under the 13, so like KID KIDS, who are portrayed as heroes, or sometimes not heroes but still get laughed off and glossed over like it's a joke.
Even children's books sometimes have these freaks (see Anne of Green Gables and the creepy teacher who grooms Prissy, Rilla kissing her 20 year old boyfriend before he goes to war, or the entirety of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm which is about a 35 year old who grooms and takes advantage of a teenage girl he met when she was like 10 and was instantly into her, and he took advantage of her own "schoolgirl crush" on him to charm her into dating him).
So, if you know any classic books that don't feature these or at least don't tell the readers that adults who like kids are good people, please tell me.
There are some I already know like Alice in Wonderland, The Secret Garden, etc that are appropriate and don't feature these scenarios.
by AlboGreece