My daughter needs a book to take on holiday, but has got out of the habit of reading, she is 11, doesn’t like things to be too scary, particularly likes adventure stories, with humour, and contemporary fiction rather than classics. Does like fantasy, but it doesn’t have to be fantasy. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B Alston
Skulduggery pleasant by Derek landy
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
The Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend (the first book is called Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow)
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. It’s about a young witch and a mad group of little beings called the Nac Mac feegle. Adventure and humour and not childish but not grown up either.
Dragonsong, Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey sci-fi/fantasy
Maybe hold off on Dragondrums. Fade to black sex scene.
So You Want to Be a Wizard by **Diane Duane. Fantasy**
[A Wizard’s Guide to **Defensive Baking** is T. Kingfisher](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54369251-a-wizard-s-guide-to-defensive-baking). fantasy
Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain by Richard Roberts. Superheroes
Wearing the Cape by Marion G. Harmon. Superhero.
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey. Not sure how pg you want it as there is a lot of ***MURDER.*** Not sure if that’s okay or not. Sci-fi
City Spies by James Ponti
book series:
The Hardy Boys
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Supermysteries
The Mysterious Benedict Society
book(s):
Rapunzel and The Lost Lagoon
The Secret Keepers
The Rhythm of Time by Questlove and SA Cosby. This is a fun, completely engaging story of a tween who accidentally time travels back to the time when his parents were the age he is now.
*Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor* by Xiren Jay Zhao
My 11-yr-old granddaughter loved Watership Down and The Life of Pi
Anything by Rick Riordan if she hasn’t already! They are funny, engaging, full of adventure, and generally really well written
She might also like:
Aru Shah by Roshani Chokshi
The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Cat Royal Adventures by Julia Golding
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Ella Enchanted!!! Ella Enchanted!!!
Holes
The Wild Robot