Great Books for Girls

Books for Girls Grades 3-5
Me Tarzan While practicing her part as Tarzan in the class play, Dorothy's yell brings out all kinds of animals.	Betsy Byars
School Story Zoe helps Natalie get her book published, while keeping it a secret from her publisher mother.	Andrew Clements
P.S. Longer Letter Later Best friend Tara-Starr and Elizabeth continue their friendship via the mail after Tara-Starr moves away.	Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin
Because of Winn-Dixie After ten-year-old Opal finds a big, ugly, lost dog at the Winn-Dixie grocery store, good things happen.	Kate DiCamillo
Harriet the Spy Harriet loses her notebook, containing notes about all her classmates and best friends.	Louise Fitzhugh
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Shirley Temple Wong comes to America and ends up in right field.	Bette Bao Lord
Julie of the Wolves After running away from home, Julie loses her way in the Alaskan wilderness and becomes part of the wolf pack.	Jean Craighead George
Running Out of Time When a dangerous diphtheria epidemic hits Jessie's village, she discovers that her whole life was a lie.	Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Five Sisters Sally's Nana makes a row of five paper dolls, who are blown away on a magical journey.	Margaret Mahy
The Doll People A family of porcelain dolls find their home invaded by a new family of plastic dolls.	Ann M. Martin
Judy Moody Making a "Me" collage on the first day of third grade makes Judy a little less moody.	Megan McDonald
Moorchild Saaski, a changeling, learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child she replaced.	Eloise McGraw
Bad Girls On the first day of 5th grade, Mikey and Margalo become best friends .	Cynthia Voigt
Scooter A silver blue scooter helps Elana adjust to a new neighborhood after her parents divorce.	Vera B. Williams
Dealing with Dragons A young princess leaves the boring palace to live with the dragons.	Patricia C. Wrede
Books for Girls Grades 6 & up
The Folk Keeper Corinna, disguised as a boy, travels to Clifsend, and discovers her connection with the selkie legend.	Franny Billingsley
A Gathering of Days Catherine Hall's diary records daily life on a new Hampshire farm in 1830.	Joan W. Blos
Hope was Here Hope and her aunt move to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to run a restaurant and oust a corrupt mayor.	Joan Bauer
Z for Zachariah Ann Burden believed that she was the last living person on earth, until a stranger in a plastic suit arrived..	Robert C. O'Brien
Amanda, Miranda Traveling on the doomed ship, Titanic, Miranda changes places with her mistress Amanda.	Richard Peck
Ruby in the Smoke Sally, an orphan in 19th century London, becomes part of the search for a mysterious ruby.	Philip Pullman
Homeless Bird Koly becomes a bride and a widow by the age of 13. She finds another way to survive in India.	Gloria Whelan
Queen's Own Fool 12-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort to become a Fool in the court of Mary Queen of Scots.	Jane Yolen
Girls' Series Fiction
Alice	Amber Brown
Amelia	American Diaries
American Girls	Anastasia Krupnik
Anne of Green Gables	Babysitters Club
Betsy-Tracy	Cam Jansen Mysteries
Friendship Ring	Get Real
Herculeah Jones Mystery	Hystory Mysteries
Junie B. Jones	Little House
Magic Attic Club	Mary Kate & Ashley
Nancy Drew Mysteries	Pippi Longstocking
Ramona	Royal Diaries
Sammy Keyes Mysteries	Series of Unfortunate Events
Shoes	Sweet Valley High
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
More Authors too good to miss
Avi	Judy Blume
Betsy Byars	Beverly Cleary
Carolyn Cooney	Sharon Creech
Karen Cushman	Paula Danzinger
Lois Duncan	Patricia Reilly Giff
Carolyn Haywood	Johanna Hurwitz
Gail Carson Levine	Lois Lowry
Ann M. Martin	Norma Fox Mazer
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	Barbara Park
Cynthia Rylant	Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Cynthia Voigt	Patricia Wrede