this is probably a tall order, i know.

DD5 has become very, very enthusiastic about Douglas Adams. it started innocently enough as a way to help her remember some factors of (you guessed it!) 42. so we read Last Chance to See together as part of homeschool (endangered animals! geography! fun!), and i've read her some excerpts of Hitchhiker's, and while she finds it hysterically funny, i can't just hand her that one - too many mature situations/jokes.

she reads at (at least?) a middle-school level, so i'm looking for books that are as absurd as Douglas Adams, but are more in line with Harry Potter, maturity-wise. (she has no issue with HP.)

any ideas?

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