Classic books for girls

A Listmania! list by Favourite Things "fave" (Bucks, England)
 
Ballet Shoes (Puffin Modern Classics)
1.  Ballet Shoes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Piers Sanford
The list author says:
  "Beautiful and life-affirming. Set in the 30s, the story of 3 adopted sisters in an impoverished household.  The stagestruck should read anything by Noel Streatfield."
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Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics)
2.  Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics) by Louisa M Alcott
The list author says:
  "The classic sisters story. All girls should read this. Which one do you identify with?"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)

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Matilda
3.  Matilda by Roald Dahl
The list author says:
  "A good one for girls with a female goodie and baddie. Roald Dahl is so liberating and irreverent."
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Little House on the Prairie (Classic Mammoth)
4.  Little House on the Prairie (Classic Mammoth) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The list author says:
  "My sister loved this series - hardy prairie heroines, making their way west in search of a better life."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Black Hearts in Battersea (Red Fox Older Fiction)
5.  Black Hearts in Battersea (Red Fox Older Fiction) by Joan Aiken
The list author says:
  "A historical thriller - the two heroines must escape from their evil governess."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Gemma
6.  Gemma by Noel Streatfeild
The list author says:
  "Another Streatfield for the celeb - struck generation. Gemma is a stuck-up TV star. How will she get on with her ordinary cousins?"
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Pollyanna (Puffin Classics)
7.  Pollyanna (Puffin Classics) by Eleanor Porter
The list author says:
  "I have never forgotten her positive thinking. When she gets crutches for her birthday in the charity parcel, she is glad she doesn't need them.  I think they call it emotional resilience nowadays."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Black Beauty (Penguin Popular Classics)
8.  Black Beauty (Penguin Popular Classics) by Anna Sewell
The list author says:
  "Of course!"
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A Little Princess: The Story of Sara Crewe (Penguin Popular Classics)
9.  A Little Princess: The Story of Sara Crewe (Penguin Popular Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The list author says:
  "A resilient heroine. Sarah Crewe shows courage and dignity when her father dies and she has to become a servant in the private girls school she once attended."
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Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five)
10.  Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five) by Enid Blyton
The list author says:
  "We all know these. Sexist Julian and Dick, wet Anne, but worth it for George."
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Double Act: Complete & Unabridged (Radio Collection)
11.  Double Act: Complete & Unabridged (Radio Collection) by Jaqueline Wilson
The list author says:
  "Anything by this author is great, real, full of life and energy, but this also involves twins so doubly good."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)

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Lizzie Dripping (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)
12.  Lizzie Dripping (Oxford Children's Modern Classics) by Helen Cresswell
The list author says:
  "Good fun - teenage LIzzie meets a witch who makes her life very complicated."
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The Tulip Touch
13.  The Tulip Touch by Anne Fine
The list author says:
  "The first children's Laureate. I love her books but this one is darker. For older juniors. Are some children bad and why?"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

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