Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi Moribito: Guardian of the Darkness by Nahoko Uehashi (not out yet) Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher Flight of the Dragon Kyn by Susan Fletcher Sign of the Dove by Susan Fletcher I also agree with everyone who's recced The Last Unicorn, the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Dealing with Dragons) series, Howl's Moving Castle, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
I like the Boogiepop series by Kouhei Kadono a lot but it's appropriate for teens. It reads a bit like a more coherent Heroes so there's a bit of sex and violence (not to mention people getting killed in gruesome ways) that might be a bit much for the elementary school set. There are, however, a lot of strong high-school aged girl characters (most of whom deal out vigilante justice . . . ^^;).
You've probably got the old standbys covered already but just in case: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Londgren (I actually don't think I've read these but I loved the live action special as a kid and the reviews seem good) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Heidi by Johanna Spyri From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Matilda by Roald Dahl Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
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Moribito: Guardian of the Darkness by Nahoko Uehashi (not out yet)
Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher
Flight of the Dragon Kyn by Susan Fletcher
Sign of the Dove by Susan Fletcher
I also agree with everyone who's recced The Last Unicorn, the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Dealing with Dragons) series, Howl's Moving Castle, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
I like the Boogiepop series by Kouhei Kadono a lot but it's appropriate for teens. It reads a bit like a more coherent Heroes so there's a bit of sex and violence (not to mention people getting killed in gruesome ways) that might be a bit much for the elementary school set. There are, however, a lot of strong high-school aged girl characters (most of whom deal out vigilante justice . . . ^^;).
You've probably got the old standbys covered already but just in case:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Londgren (I actually don't think I've read these but I loved the live action special as a kid and the reviews seem good)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George