Recommend a book?

[resonant]

The kidlet is looking for books to buy a friend. What we know about the friend's reading habits: She's turning eleven, and she's all into the Twilight series.

So. Rec us meaty-yet-fifth-grade-appropriate books that are better than Twilight?

Comments

[giglet]

The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett?

Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith.

Because Tiffany is *awesome*

Also -- this isn't quite what you asked for, but it's a resource:
http://blog.scienceofheroes.com/2008/08/29/good-sf-books-for-girls-under-12/

[sorchasilver]

*seconds the Pratchett*

[lee_rowan]

Yes! Tiffany is going to be Granny Weatherwax's successor. Wish I'd had those books when I was a kid.