Floridamom,
Has she read the first Harry Potter yet? That book is very inviting because there are lots of large impressive words that are defined right in the context. Because of this, that books was the turning point for many developing readers who hadn't 'caught fire' yet. If it's above her level now, start reading it aloud for a few nights, and then once she's hooked, let a day or two go by being 'too busy to read', and see if this encourages her to pick it up on her own. I wish that I could still pull sneaky stuff like this on my 12 year old, but those days are over!
Grinity
