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31 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

The answer is always Discworld or Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Awesome. Didn't even think of Hitchhikers and was only vaguely familiar with Discworld 

8 hours ago, Js1 said:

What about the Golden Compass books? 

Also a good one, thanks 

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8 hours ago, Foosters said:

Awesome. Didn't even think of Hitchhikers and was only vaguely familiar with Discworld 

Also a good one, thanks 

My 12 year-old (he was 11 at the time) loved Hitchhiker's, which really surprised me, and he's read them a couple of times.

Discworld - Pratchett actually wrote 5-6 Discworld books, the Tiffany Aching books, about a young witch (obviously Tiffany) that was clearly meant for young audiences (and arguably girls).  If she likes these, she will absolutely jump into the Discworld books (and start her off with Colour of Magic after the Tiffany Aching books).

And the Tiffany Aching books starts out when she's 9 years old - definitely let your daughter know that.

Tiffany Aching - Wikipedia

And there's even a guide book that came out a few years ago to celebrate 10 years of the character: Book:Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch - Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki

Discworld for Young Adults (6 books)

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"Another world is colliding with this one," said the toad. "All the monsters are coming back."

"Why?" said Tiffany.

"There's no one to stop them."

There was silence for a moment.

Then Tiffany said, "There's me."

Armed only with a frying pan and her common sense, Tiffany Aching, a young witch-to-be, is all that stands between the monsters of Fairyland and the warm, green Chalk country that is her home. Forced into Fairyland to seek her kidnapped brother, Tiffany allies herself with the Chalk's local Nac Mac Feegle - aka the Wee Free Men - a clan of sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men who are as fierce as they are funny. Together they battle through an eerie and ever-shifting landscape, fighting brutal flying fairies, dream-spinning dromes, and grimhounds - black dogs with eyes of fire and teeth of razors - before ultimately confronting the Queen of the Elves, absolute ruler of a world in which reality intertwines with nightmare. And in the final showdown, Tiffany must face her cruel power alone..

 

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