Also, I do think you should try Dickens. I read Oliver Twist in 5th grade, I think. And there sure is plenty of Dickens. Also, try Jane Eyre. Jack London? Arthur Conan Doyle? Mark Twain? (You would want to be careful with Twain regarding racial issues)

If she likes humor, I also started to love James Thurber's stuff around 5th grade or so. Hmm....what about Steinbeck? Some of it is rather sad/heavy, though. Willa Cather is another suggestion. I would look for reading lists for jr. high/early high school and pull out the classics and then scan the summaries to see if they look appropriate.

Last edited by ultramarina; 04/02/13 05:16 AM.