DD10 loves animal books, but they end up being sad stories where a polarbear cub gets lost or a dog is abused etc. While they usually have a happy ending, she gets very emotional and has a hard time reading through them. Some of the books she has liked without tears lately are:

Mysterious Benedict Society
39 Clues
Seedfolks
Poppy
The End of the Beginning
The Good Dog
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler
Nancy Drew

Jen