Re: Need suggestions for a 3rd grade advanced reader

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin Karplus) wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, foo wrote:
> > Our 3rd grade daughter is reading at a 6th grade level and we would
> > appreciate some suggestions for reading lists. We prefer story lines that
> > deal with age-appropriate issues for 9 year-olds rather than with middle
> > school angst, broken families, etc etc. I know I'm limiting the
> > possibilities, but hopefully there are other parents out there who feel the
> > same way. She loves Dear America, Nancy Drew, Babysitter's Club, Little
> > House on the Prairie, American Girl and the like. All of these we are mostly
> > comfortable with.

For great stories about families in the past, try:
All of A Kind Family series (my highest recommendation - I think it fits 
all your criteria, and she'd enjoy the look at a different culture/time)
Strawberry Girl (and other books by Lois Lenski, like Prarie School)
Betsy-Tacy (I haven't read, but have heard all good things about these 
books)

For mysteries:
Trixie Belden mysteries (like Nancy Drew for younger readers)
Encyclopedia Brown (if she likes puzzles)

Other great stories I loved at that age:
Pippi Longstocking
E.B. White stories (Charlotte's Web, Trumpet of the Swan, Stewart Little)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
A Wrinkle in Time
Chronicles of Narnia
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (and other Roald Dahl)
The Secret Garden
Beverly Cleary books (Ramona, etc. Are these too easy?)

   - Lynn