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I'm going to be facillitating a once a month book club for a small group of 11 year old girls.
They are fairly avid readers and have read most of the "standards"... Secret Garden and the rest, Little House Series, etc.
I'm looking for titles with interesting, virtuous female characters who would inspire lively discussions. I want to stay away from overty romantic themes, pure as they might be, as these young ladies are happily yet uninterested in romance. My purpose for the group is to build mentoring relationships with these girls, and encourage them towards Godliness.
Thanks you for your input!
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Have they read The Railway Children? Strong females, plenty of discussions about right and wrong, and even some pre-revolutionary Russian political nuance  .
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We love The Cottage at Bantry Bay series, Little Women, all the Betsy and Tacy books especially the later ones, Heaven to Betsy
Just a few to start with
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Five Little Peppers and How They Grewis a another suggestion. Not just girls but a family, children who behave in a loving and respectful manner towards each other and thier mother.
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All-of-A-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor. I think there is 5 books in the series. My oldest dd and I read these years ago and now I am going to have my 12 dd read them. They are about 5 girls growing up in a Jewish family in the early 1900's.
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Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Bambi by Felix Salten
Mary Poppins by PL Travers
National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
The Story of Doctor Doolittle by Hugh Lofting
Lassie Come HOme by Eric Knight
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
...these are a few my oldest dd has enjoyed in the last few years....
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Shawna,
We also belong to a monthly book club - girls between 8 and 12. This is our third year in the group and while not all of our books have feminine main characters, all are excellent reads. We have found that some of the more untraditional books (boy) have been the most thought provoking. All have strong positive themes tied to virtues. Here are a few of our titles that come to mind - in no particular order:
This year:
Treasure Island
A Single Shard
Tuck Everlasting
Various bios of Helen Keller
Little Britches
Past years:
The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Rabbit Hill
Redwall
Door in the Wall
Where the Red Ferns Grow
The Incredible Journey
The Wheel on the School
The Enormous Egg
A study of Fairy tales using Cinderella
Understood Betsy
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And don't forget that Newbery list (though it lists audio books, it also has links to the print copies).
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I would recommend Madeline Takes Command - it's in the living history section of Bethlehem Books. Actually most of those living history books in Bethlehem Books would be appropriate.
Janet
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