In addition to the suggestions above, don't forget that if all she's ever yet been fed is academic pablum, it's no big surprise if she doesn't relish sinking her teeth into the mush.
Like many people I know, she may become a lot more interested in academics when she is exposed to the beauty and complexity of the real thing, taught by people who know, and love, their subject. Math is the greatest source of joy in my son's life - but he learned to hate it at school. I loathed history as a student - and now it's a favourite hobby.
I feel a sudden urge to re-read "Is it a cheetah?"
http://www.stephanietolan.com/is_it_a_cheetah.htm(Ah yes, as always, it somehow manages to be both a comfort and a heartbreak.)
