I received so many wonderful replies to my inquiry that I decided to share with you all a compiled list.

Thanks to each of you for your contributions! I look forward to helping this girl continue reading.

Multiple recommendations for:

Hamster Princes' by Ursula Vernon, six books in the series.

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Other recommendations as follow:

The Ordinary Princess by MM Kaye

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (might be a little advanced)

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren

The Prydain Chronicles series by Lloyd Alexander (Bk 2 was a terrible Disney movie)

Vesper Holly books by Lloyd Alexander

Tamora Pierce--most of her earlier work, 2 different worlds

Early Chapter Books (8-10 years) 

Disney Princess: Beginnings series (Various Authors)

The Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale

Airy Fairy series by Margaret Ryan

Hamster Princess series by Ursula Vernon

Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz

Royal Rescues series by Paula Harrison

Diary of an Ice Princess series by Christina Soontornvat

Middle Grade (10-12 years)

If the Magic Fits by Susan Schmid

Straw into Gold by Hilary McKay

Gilded Girl by Alyssa Colman

Tangled in Time by Kathryn Lasky

Royal Diaries series (Various Authors)

The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo

Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror by Natasha Farrant

A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick

Tales of the Frog Princess series by E. D. Baker

From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess series by Meg Cabot

Castle Glower series by Jessica Day George

Frozen: Junior Novelization by Sarah Nathan

Tangled: The Junior Novelization by Irene Trimble

Brittney Ryan: the Legend of Holly Claus and Holly Claus the Christmas Princess

The Descendents series by Melissa De La Cruz should be a slam dunk.

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carsen Levine. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale is longer, but really good.

Princess Academy & Ever After High series, also Shannon Hale, Land of Stories by Chris Colfer, Fairy Tale Reform School by Jen Calonita, Wide Awake Princess by E.D. Baker, Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson

Disney Fairies by Kiki Thorpe, Star Darlings series by Shana Muldoon Zappa  Fairy Realm by Emily Rodda, Fairy Tale Matchmaker by E.D. Baker, Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (maybe Young Adult), Jessica Day George, Gail Carson Levine

The Princess in Black series, by Shannon Hale

Princeless, graphic novel series by Jeremy Whitley

Rainbow Magic series attributed to Daisy Meadows

The Thea Stilton series

From: Anne Oyerly
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 6:33 PM
To: 'michlib-l@mcls.org' <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Subject: Young Reader Recommendations, Please

Hello all,

I’m looking for some recommendations for a 10 year old girl, who loves to read about princesses, and Disney characters. She reads at the expected level for her age.

Thanks in advance!

Anne E. Oyerly

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