She tends to reread the same books over and over and has a hard time trying new things. Some series she has enjoyed are The Hunger Games, Artemis Fowl, I am Number Four, and Legend (hmmm… a pattern might be emerging). She tends to like things that are a little dark, and a bonus for strong female characters. A little romance is fine, but not the focus of the story. Obviously no smut or anything too gory!
by elviebird
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The boys in the boat
The Giver series is pretty great, quick read for all four books.
The Pendragon series
I remember being really into Artemis Fowl! There was another series I read around the same time, a series called Gallagher Girls. It was about an all girls spy school, and centered around a friend group of really wonderful girls. Might be worth it to see if she likes it!
The Bartimaeus Trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
This might be a smidge mature for her but Sabriel and the rest of the Old Kingdom aka Abhorsen series by Garth Nix.
The Maze Runner books were a hit with my middle schooler.
A second vote also for the Giver series.
My daughter just tore through hunger Games and loved the Scythe books before that. Also the Everlost books. Edited to add, The 5th Wave is on her next list (as is Legend).
Cinder by Marissa Meyer