ext_314294 ([identity profile] moredetails.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] christianreader2008-05-20 11:17 pm
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teen girl reading recommendations

Hey, my niece Sabrina likes to read. She's about to turn 13 in June. Can you make any suggestions for wholesome (Christian or non) books that a girl her age might enjoy? I'm thinking I might get her some for her birthday, because apparently she reads up a storm and needs constant replenishment. Thanks!

[identity profile] hestergray.livejournal.com 2008-05-21 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I started reading the Christy Miller series by Robin Jones Gunn when I was about that age. I think they're kind of cheesy now, but at the time, I thought they were great.

Also, I liked the Elizabeth Gail books by Hilda Stahl. According to this website (http://www.readingwell.com/z-stahl.html), the original books were published in 1978, and then in 2001 they re-published them, but only some of them and gave some of them new names. I don't know why. There was nothing wrong with the originals. That just seems very silly to me, especially leaving a bunch of them out. But anyway, if you find the original series, they're really good.