Where can i buy two eight year old girls?

engineman312
engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
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some nice age appropriate books?? i want to get my god-daughters into reading.
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  • Teliooo
    Teliooo Posts: 725 Member
    some nice age appropriate books?? i want to get my god-daughters into reading.

    A book shop? lol. The staff can help you. Amazon is also great. x
  • DrNerdy
    DrNerdy Posts: 168 Member
    The title of your post reminded me of the famous "Blues Brothers" line, "How much for the little girl?"
  • Ezwoldo
    Ezwoldo Posts: 369 Member
    Man I almost thought I was somewhere I should not have been with a title like that


    I use Amazon for books for my kids cheaper than the book shop
  • Romachel
    Romachel Posts: 4
    My daughter is 8 and she loves Junie B Jones and Geronimo Stilton. If you have a Chapters bookstore near you, they have the books divided into age groups. There is something for any type of little girl!
  • PBJunkie
    PBJunkie Posts: 652
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  • JulieSD
    JulieSD Posts: 567
    Depending on their reading level, Diary of a wimpy kid series are good!
  • tiedye
    tiedye Posts: 331 Member
    You can ask a librarian for suggestions, then go to amazon. I LOVED the Beverly Cleary series, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the Dear America series when I was 8-10.
  • jennmoore3
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    Junis B jones books are wonderful for that age. I have a 9 year old and 13 yr old twins.
  • Dragongrl
    Dragongrl Posts: 186 Member
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    This. LOL.
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    Also American Girl series....I guess it depends what they are into. If they like animals or are really girlie. I have an 8 year old and she just brought home a book on Egyptian Mythology but then she will bring home books on drawing, animals or girlie ones, you just never know. My suggestion, if they are your God daughters, take them out to lunch and then take them to a book store and pic out book with them...if you don't want that much contact and trust me I understand this, you may want to have a conversation about what there interests are and go from there also reading level will be vastly important, if they struggle in reading you are going to want to pick the appropriate level for them this is why it is good just to take them and do the rule of 5. If they are reading a page and there is only one word on the page that they don't know, book too easy....if there are 5, the book is too hard....that book is just right if they are between 2 or 3 words that they don't know or understand. Good luck!!!
  • maritimemom
    maritimemom Posts: 192
    I'm a library assistant and I have a 9 year old daughter. I would suggest Junie B. Jones, Judy Moody, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Bad Kitty, Superfudge, Ramona, Flat Stanley, Geranimo/Thea Stilton, Puppy Place, Animal Ark etc etc. These are all great series for that age group. There are lots of other great choices out there too! Good luck! :)
  • Vegan_Chick
    Vegan_Chick Posts: 474 Member
    Warriors books are all the rage for 8 year old girls. They are about these cat clans that have human characteristics. Or The Lightning Thief, another great book for kids
  • submissivelyserving
    submissivelyserving Posts: 95 Member
    I'm a library assistant and I have a 9 year old daughter. I would suggest Junie B. Jones, Judy Moody, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Bad Kitty, Superfudge, Ramona, Flat Stanley, Geranimo/Thea Stilton, Puppy Place, Animal Ark etc etc. These are all great series for that age group. There are lots of other great choices out there too! Good luck! :)

    amen, i have a 10 yr old and she loves to read some of these. what about Scholastic (they have great deals sometimes) we order through her school
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
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    This. LOL.

    these ppl get it.




    trolololololo
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I suggest The Catcher in The rye, Lady Chatterlys Lover, The great Gatsby,and Hunter Thompsons Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.
    All books I read at 8 (except fear & loathing)
  • ekicinsk
    ekicinsk Posts: 92 Member
    Babysitter's Club, Nancy Drew, the Boxcar Children, and sweet valley twins are all great series, but they could be a bit dated since I read them when I was a kid....Well, Nancy Drew is never out of date in my opinion!
  • PBJunkie
    PBJunkie Posts: 652
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    This. LOL.

    these ppl get it.

    trolololololo

    And it still continues lol
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    Depending on their reading level, Diary of a wimpy kid series are good!

    thats what i was gonna say!!!
  • ♥Faerie♥
    ♥Faerie♥ Posts: 14,053 Member
    Now I ask myself....why would I even open this thread?

    Giggle
  • _beachgirl_
    _beachgirl_ Posts: 3,865 Member
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    Perfect!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    This can actually be kind of tough. You have to get age appropriate content along with challenging enough material to keep them interested.

    Alice in Wonderland
    The Secret Garden
    The Wind in the Willows
    The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
    Charlotte's Web
    The Boxcar Children
    Judy Blume books
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    My daughter loved the "Junie B Jones" series. I started out reading them to her. Then we took turns reading to each other. All at once she was devouring them. She's 13 now and though her taste in books has changed she's an avid reader.

    Bravo to you for caring!:love:

    I was a little bit concerned by the topic.:laugh:
  • dlaplume2
    dlaplume2 Posts: 1,658 Member
    Ask her mom.

    Kids can be quite picky on what they read. You could always get her a gift card or take her shopping with you. Then you could spend some quality time with her too.

    My daughter is 7 and she loves to read. She reads anything she can get her hands on. She likes Junie B Jones, Magic Tree House books, Diary of a wimpy Kid. She has also read Charlottes Web, and Stuart Little.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
    Man I almost thought I was somewhere I should not have been with a title like that


    I use Amazon for books for my kids cheaper than the book shop

    Glad you said it.

    I like amazon and barnes and noble. American girl books are popular at that age.
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Warriors books are all the rage for 8 year old girls. They are about these cat clans that have human characteristics. Or The Lightning Thief, another great book for kids

    My daughter started these at the beginning of 5th grade. Loved them. When she had read them all we donated them to her 5th grade teacher for the classroom.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Sooooo tempting to reply. But, I shall not. :smile:
  • sgoldman328
    sgoldman328 Posts: 379 Member
    What kinds of things are they into? I loved the boxcar children series, but those are short mysteries. If they like mysteries, there's also Nancy Drew.

    If they like fantasy with a bit of danger and excitement, I read the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques when I was a girl. The size of the book makes it look intimidating, but its a fun read
  • ambern02
    ambern02 Posts: 8
    Magic tree house books. Not only do kids love them so do teachers. They actually teach as they read, and they love it. My daughter will turn 7 soon and she love them so much she is reading big words or asking for help with big words to read them.
  • lawlzx
    lawlzx Posts: 25
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    This. Srsly.
  • Whatareherthings711
    Whatareherthings711 Posts: 316
    lol! =p
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