My cousin asked for some reading recommendations for her pre-teen daughter today. It seems this girl child will pick up a comic book or a graphic novel but wants nothing to do with chapter books. Oh, how I remember these days! My boys did the same thing to me. They hated reading and it about killed me. I mean, seriously, I read ALL THE TIME. I put one book down and have to go find my next read. It's compulsive. So...being a reader that has given birth to non-readers is it's own special kind of sorrow. I don't know that any of my recommendations will ignite a reading frenzy in my cousin's daughter, but I hope something in this list of books will appeal to her. The Recommendations First and foremost, when I think of pre-teen girls and reading, I think of Anne of Green Gables. I read this book and others in the series to my younger sisters when they were just about my little cousin's age. We adored these books. Anne is f...