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    Originally Posted by St. Margaret
    Half Magic
    The Keepers (wizard named Nell)
    Dragon in the Sock Drawer
    Matilda and other Dahl
    Sid Fleishman books (they vary, but the lighter ones like dream thief)
    Mysterious Benedict Society
    Some better "easy" fairy/magic series I've found are the Fairy House, Fairy Chronicles, Fairy Realm, fourth grade fairy, the girl dragon and wild magic.

    This is perfect! Especially Fairy Chronicles...that definitely looks like one that would be a great fit.

    We do have the complete Roald Dahl collection already. grin

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    Originally Posted by Mom2Two
    So, we went to K - 4th grade books from years past for my voracious reader when she was in K. The content felt a little safer because I didn't want to pre-screen the books.

    Nancy Drew, Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, The Moffats, Little House on the Prairie, Homer Price, Sarah Plain and Tall.

    There is also the Magic Tree House series, not deep reading but gives a little history. And, the American Girl books were a hit.

    We also continued with picture books, and I think they are still okay for advanced readers. I was always an advanced reader who would read anything as a kid. I read college level books in 4th grade. But, that DID NOT mean that I didn't enjoy pictures books in 4th grade. I still found them fun. I wouldn't have wanted to read them all the time, but every now and then I found a good story. So, even though she is way ahead there are still some good picture books out there. "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" comes to mind. I also use to love a collection of Fairy Tales. It was a big book, but had lots great stories with a moral. And, some of the older books throw in the occasional throw-back words that up the reading level.

    Edited to Add: One of my kids, who was obsessed with science, read middle-school science books in K. I think if you find an interesting science or history topic, you can also up the reading level there.

    Yep, many of these books have already been through the rotation. Magic Treehouse was a big favorite when she was 4 and 5, but DD has started to lose interest in them over the last 6 months. I completely forgot about Homer Price, that might be a great fit, thanks!

    Charlotte's Web is her favorite book, for a year running. She has the whole thing memorized!!

    I will have to look up Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, that looks great. DD still enjoys picture books, and since so many are written to be read by adults, it is easier to find books with advanced vocabulary. She does read a lot of fairy tales.

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    Originally Posted by ultramarina
    The Warriors books have some sad deaths, FYI. LHOTP books have some racism--I prefer not to give those to my kids to read solo. DS6 LOVED Droon; I actually think it's an underrated series, with a lot of interesting plot complexity. Much better than Magic Treehouse...I appreciate the facts in those but the writing style makes me want to die.

    LOL, DD has largely moved on from Magic Treehouse (after reading the first few dozen of them!).

    Droon sounds like a good possibility. Ga'hoole is on our request list at the library, she has seen the movie and wasn't disturbed by the fighting, and has been interested in those books.

    Thanks for the heads up on The Warriors.

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    I should also add, DD's interests lean very heavily on the performing arts side, and she loves characters like Fancy Nancy.

    Some of her favorite books to read have James Mayhew books, (Katie Meets the Impressionists, Katie and the Sunflowers), and Mike Venezia's series, "Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists". Any books along these subject lines would be helpful, too!

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    You could try Ivy and Bean books. My six year old is currently reading her way through the entire Babysitter's Club books (ahh, the memories!) Plus Stuart Little, Pippi Longstocking, Andrew Lost series, Fairy School Dropout series...

    Guardians of Ga'Hoole was definitely a shared reading experience - it can be pretty brutal!

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