Though I've not read it, I understand "The Princess Bride" is even better than the movie.
A second vote for the Chronicles of Narnia.
Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time' features one of the earliest female protagonists, not to mention young female [13 yr old], in Sci/Fi/fantasy.
Written around 1962, and winner of ~4 awards
While it makes a one-time reference to the big JC as a doer of good, he is ranked amongst the Buddha, and various factual artists, philanthropists, philosophers, etc. So it is not expressly pushing a judeo-christian perspective of what constitutes good. More universalist. But I thougt I'd mention it as people can get touchy over the whole topic.
I've just discovered that a series of books BOTH of my children enjoy/ed are now available in English (that is saying a lot as son (12) does not read - except information atlases and Hairy Bikers cookbooks ).
Martin Widmark is a Swedish author/teacher (born '61) who has written many fun detective series. The Whodunit Detective Agency comprises 14-15 books (?) at least 4 or 5 are available in English translation (Amazon ) [](https://www.englishforum.ch/attachments/travel-day-trips-free-time/83349d1403182822-need-book-recommendations-11-year-old-girl-image.jpg)
Inspire her to read the classics. The little women is my all time fav. Jane eyre n Emily bronte too. Oliver Twist by dickens and so many more. They inspired my childhood
If she liked Anne of Green Gables, the other LM Montgomery books are good - there is the Emily of New Moon series of three, as well as many standalone books and short story collections. I don't think these (or Secret Garden, Little Women, Little House, etc.) are too old-fashioned
I read a lot of classics when I was that age that sometimes flew a bit over my head but I enjoyed (Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice all come to mind) and then enjoyed re-visiting later in life.
This is really great. We are enjoying checking out these books and already ordered few of them from these recommendations. Still there are many more I would like to order, not just for my daughter but also for myself! I think my daughter will have plenty to read for this summer, she will be a happy girl!!!
Btw if anyone would like to sell any of these books, I will be happy to buy them from you! Just PM me.
Kate diCamillo's books are quite lovely (Tale of Despereaux, Because of Windixie and Tiger Rising). The Tiffany Aching recommendation is also a pretty solid one, Terry Pratchett is fabulous.
I know you say she doesn't like scary or gory, but Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book is pretty wonderful. It's a bit dark, maybe, but not spooky or openly gory. It's about a boy who is orphaned and is raised by the undead folk in the cemitery, all of whom are pretty funny characters.
And then, of course, there's A Series of Unfortunate Events, which may be the greatest YA books in existence.