Originally Posted by doubtfulguest
DD5 loves the entire Harry Potter series (expensive, but SO worth it), Malory Towers, by Enid Blyton - super cheap, the entire series on iTunes. she's a little past The Wombles and The Hobbit, but really loved them both. i'm sure she'll come back to The Hobbit when we read LOTR.

Check your public library first. Ours has thousands of titles. This gives the added bonus that if you don't like the story or the reader's voice, you can just return it.