Books for Tween Girls: The Mother-Daughter Bookclub
This is the giveaway that I've been most excited to present. I hope that some of you will take my suggestion to heart and make that tween/early teen girl on your list very happy with The Mother-Daughter Bookclub series by Heather Vogel Frederick.
Each book features this group of diverse can-do girls as they read, discuss, and experience a classic novel, which dovetails nicely with the regular tween drama in their own lives.
The Mother Daughter Bookclub — (read mine and Amanda's thoughts HERE) — introduces us to the girls and their moms. One reason that I like this series so much is that the mothers and the daughters are both fully characterized. Obviously reading literature featuring tweens can help you understand your own tween, but I think it can work in reverse too. There aren't many books that feature parents in a realistic way, but this one does. In this first book, the girls delve into Little Women.
In the second book, Much Ado About Anne, the girls are now 12, dealing with a queen bee arch enemy, money troubles, and more. Check out my full review for my 5-Star impressions, and more details on the book and the series.
The third book Dear Pen Pal (linked to my full review) centers around the works of Jean Webster. Amanda and I each read Daddy Long Legs, and it was delightful. In this installment, the plot of the bookclub book is actually less prominent, and the story focuses on the girls, who are now quickly-maturing 8th-graders. 
The classics read in the bookclub can pique a young girl's interest in some of these books that she might not normally want to read. If you really want to round out the gift, try including the three classics that the fictional bookclub reads.
Carrie, our resident Anne fanatic, reviewed the Anne of Green Gables Treasury earlier this year, and it sounds like a perfect companion to this book, and Anne of Green Gables. She recommends it as a must-have for any Anne fan: "In this book you can learn how to prepare an Anne tea party (recipes included), orchestrate your garden with flowers that Anne likely (or did have) in hers, make-and-do crafts as Anne would have. The authors have done such a great job not trying to add to Montgomery's work but rather to compliment it that I could not be more thrilled with it.
One of the things that so delights me about this book is that it is a work of love from mothers to their daughters to help them understand what life was life in the time that Anne lived." Read her full review for more information about this terrific book.
While it's fun to follow the story arc from beginning to end, each book stands on its own as well. And by the way, I hear that in the 4th book, the girls read Pride and Prejudice, and I can take a guess at the fun Lizzie/Darcy relationship that will be happening.
Jennifer gives these books her hearty endorsement, especially as a way to connect with that tween girl in your life. She writes about trying to do just that at her blog Snapshot.
One of you will receive the Anne of Green Gables Treasury, along with all three books in the series: The Mother Daughter Bookclub, Much Ado About Anne, and Dear Pen Pal.
Entries will be closed on December 8, and we will announce the winners on December 9. Please watch your email and check the site for your name, so that we can collect your shipping information and you can get your gift by Christmas.
This giveaway is now CLOSED.
Be sure you've entered all the giveaways in our 2009 Gift Guide and Giveaway event.
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Angie @ 2:41 pm
Oh my! I love Anne of Green Gables and I would love for my daughter to experience her!
Marj M. @ 3:01 pm
This is splendid. I am so psyched at the chance to win. I would love reading them with my 14 yr. old granddaughter who is an avid reader. (Maybe she could read to me.)
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Kristen @ 3:23 pm
What a great giveaway! I'd love to win
Mary @ 3:55 pm
Love Anne and this new series sounds wonderful. Please count me in! Thanks.
Marla Taviano @ 3:57 pm
My favorite give-away so far!! I have 3 daughters and we all LOVE Anne of Green Gables!!
Gayle @ 4:04 pm
Always looking for new 'reads' to share with my muvh loved grand daughter.
Thanks so much
Wendy M @ 4:06 pm
Awesome set of books.
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Denise M @ 4:22 pm
Another wonderful offer! I still have four daughters at home:)
edj @ 4:51 pm
Ohh. I really want these!! They sound so fantastic, and I loved your (plural) earlier reviews!
And Ilsa likes Anne, although her fav is Emily of New Moon.
susan @ 5:15 pm
I would love to win these books. Susan
Benita G. @ 5:50 pm
What an awesome giveaway. I really love it. Thanks for the possibility.
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Sharon Walling @ 7:16 pm
WOW!! These all sound great. Please enter me.
Thanks for the chance.
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corinne @ 7:31 pm
These look lovely. Thanks!
Carolyn @ 8:14 pm
This is my favorite of your give-aways!!! I would be so excited to win. I love Anne. And Emily. And Jane. And Pat. etc. etc.
Linda Kish @ 8:26 pm
Please include me for this wonderful giveaway
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Jen @ Happy Little Homemaker @ 10:25 pm
Count me in…I've been wanting to see the Anne book!
Sheri @ 10:33 pm
I have looked at this series and it looks very interesting! Thanks for the giveaway!
Dianna @ Sincerely Me @ 12:34 am
Oh I would love to be a part of this giveaway. Sounds like so much fun.
Shawntele @ 1:28 am
I will definitely keep these books in mind for my girls; the treasury would go so well with with the Anne books we put on our wish list this year. :O)
Laureen @ 1:41 am
I think it's so important for the mother to read the book that the daughter reads so they can share it and thereby inspire the daughter to read more. I wish my mother had done the same. Thanks for the chance to win!
Beth C @ 9:12 am
Thanks for the chance to win this! What a great prize!
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Beth @ 1:43 pm
This sounds so great! I would love to win!
Bonnie M. @ 3:51 pm
Oh my gosh, the Anne Of Green Gables treasury.. <3 I would love it. The other three sound like unique and enjoyable/adorable reads, too.
Abby @ 4:44 pm
This is just a must read for every girl!
Mellissa C @ 5:14 pm
I would love The Anne of Green Gables Treasury.Thanks for The chance!
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Ann F @ 5:53 pm
I'd like to win these books for my nieces.
Diane Baum @ 6:37 pm
This brings back wonderful memories!
Alicia Webster @ 8:03 pm
I read to my children every night, and my oldest daughter would love these books as much as I would.
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Mary Reisinger @ 8:26 pm
my niece would love these
Mary Ward @ 8:54 pm
I adore Anne of Green Gables. I love the PBS version with Megan Follows. Great stories for girls showing that girls can have spunk.
Line Ringuette-Brake @ 10:08 pm
Please enter me in the contest! My students would LOVE to have these books to read. Thanks!
Heather Diotte @ 11:45 pm
And yet Another GREAT giveaway! Please enter me into the giveaway, thanks!!!!!
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Mary Somerville @ 1:20 am
I love the idea behind these books.It can be very hard to compete with all the flash culture. I think we would find common ground in these books.
katklaw777 @ 7:07 am
Anne of Green Gables brings back wonderful memories. Great giveaway, thanks!
merle @ 7:07 am
my niece lives 3000 miles away, how nice it would be to share my love for Anne with her.
Kristi C @ 8:31 am
I would love to win these to share with my tween.
Nancy V @ 9:17 am
Good books are always welcome. Thanks for the contest!
Micki @ 12:50 pm
My daughter is 11 and devours books! I would love to see her win these books.
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Jill L @ 1:03 pm
What wonderful books to share with my daughters.
monica @ paper bridges @ 1:53 pm
me too!!!!!!!
Michelle Nations @ 1:56 pm
Great give away!
Susan Tremayne @ 4:25 pm
I would love to win these books; I have nieces which hit this age group.
kate shanahan @ 5:20 pm
i love mother daughter book club!! i am a total fan i really want to WIN!!!
i am tween and in LOVE with books
Gayle Morgan @ 5:44 pm
Wow – these are great books for tweens.
Jennifer M @ 6:50 pm
My daughter and I would enjoy these!
Helen S @ 7:14 pm
My daughter would love these books! And I would Also!
Henrietta @ 7:45 pm
Oh I've always loved Anne of Green Gables! I would love to win this for my 9 year old for a gift! Thanks!
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Deanna/ibeeeg @ 10:16 pm
This is a spectacular giveaway!
How fun to share with my girls.
Please enter me. Thanks.
Deb K @ 3:01 am
I'd love to share these books with my darling nieces.
Erma @ 6:57 am
My kids would love this.
Diane Westerbeek @ 8:40 am
11 and 13 year old granddaughters- perfect for them
Mozi Esmes Mommy @ 9:39 am
Love Anne of Green Gables! I think I'd save these for my own daughter!
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Annette W @ 10:40 am
I asked for the Anne of GG Treasury for Christmas, but don't expect to get it. This is a wonderful giveaway!! I'd love to win it!
Rita @ 11:09 am
I would love to enter for a chance to win these books for my daughter. She read the whole Anne series this summer (loved it) and I think she'd love Heather's books as well. What do I do to enter?
shawna @ 11:24 am
I loved Anne when I was growing up would love for my daughter to read it as well!
Sue @ 1:20 pm
I love Anne! Thanks for sharing these.
Ed Nemmers @ 4:36 pm
For my niece Hannah!
Adele @ 4:38 pm
I loved Anne as a child. Now I have 4 granddaughters who would enjoy these books. They'll just have to take turns. Thanks for this offer.
christopher h @ 7:20 pm
youngest would just love these
Sherri B. @ 7:22 pm
I have a tween niece who I would love to gift this great set to! Thanks for the chance!
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Katina S. @ 8:16 pm
My 14 year old would love the books in this contest.
Heather B @ 8:17 pm
yet another great giveaway! thank you
Paula H @ 9:07 pm
I love Anne of Green Gables.
Crystal Augustine @ 10:09 pm
Absolute Classics!
Ruth Madewell @ 10:12 pm
My daughter and I curl up on the couch each night and I read a book to her. We would so enjoy these books
Maja Meza @ 10:35 pm
i love it.
renita @ 10:38 pm
I have a 12 yodd, a 10yodd, an 8yo dd, and a 4yodd!! These books would be amazing!! Thanks
Jessica McKelvie @ 11:08 pm
I remember these from when I was a child
Cristi @ 11:09 pm
I watched Anne as a little girl and all I wanted when I grew up was to have a little girl with red hair just like Anne. I did have my little girl and she does have red hair and she has a little of "Anne" in her. Stubborn and never gives up!
Kellie Conklin @ 11:30 pm
I love reading books with the girls I babysit that appeal to me as muc as they appeal to them and this seems like a series that would be right on that! I'm always looking for new books to read with them, thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Geoff K @ 11:39 pm
Oh wow, I love "Anne of Green Gables" and I'm eager to introduce my niece to her. She's just turned four, and I'm planning to give her the "Anne" miniseries on DVD this Christmas as an introduction to this wonderful character, and these books would make an amazing bonus as she continues to learn to read. Thanks!
Jessica @ 11:46 pm
I love Anne of Green Gables. Thanks
Some Lucky Dog @ 12:28 am
I love Anne of Green Gables. Somehow I missed knowing her until I was an adult! I would love to gift these to my sister and niece!
Kerri R @ 12:52 am
As a mother of 3 girls these books would be awesome
Janice @ 12:53 am
These would be great to have for my kids.
Linda K. @ 1:06 am
I would like to win these for my granddaughter.
Pamela S @ 1:33 am
I'd never heard of the Mother-Daughter bookclub series of books, but my daughter & I have attended some mother-daughter book discussions at our library. We love classic books so these would be great. Thanks so much!
Chrysa @ 1:56 am
I loved Anne of Green Gables as a girl!
dawn @ 1:57 am
This is such a wonderful giveaway. Would love these for my daughter.
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Gianna @ 2:08 am
Please enter me
Kerrie Mayans @ 2:12 am
I had forgot how much I loved Anne of Green Gables when I was a tween.
Carol Lawrence @ 2:27 am
My tween grandaughter Becca would appreciate these books. jelly15301@gmail.com
Darcy B @ 2:47 am
Yes please, thanks for the chance to win some lovely books.
Gloria @ 8:28 am
What a great gift for my niece.
Steve M. @ 9:08 am
Thank you!
Janet @ 10:31 am
AWESOME giveaway!
thank-you very much 4 the entry!
carol ~ @ 10:53 am
This does look tremendous! To win this for my kids would be so perfect and a wonderful gift they would surely love! Thanks for the fantastic reviews!
Veronica Garrett @ 10:57 am
I would love to win these books for my granddaughter.
kathy pease @ 12:08 pm
Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in
CASSANDRA @ 12:14 pm
Awesome giveaway once again! I would love to win these books
Leslie S. @ 12:53 pm
My two girls are wanting to read these.We just finished the Little House on the Prairie series. Thanks!
Susan Smith @ 12:55 pm
great books
Syed Ahsun Zafar @ 4:05 pm
This is soo great.. I like.
Sharon @ 5:03 pm
I love Anne of Green Gables. My daughter loves book night at our house so this would be great.
Carol M @ 5:47 pm
I have seven grandchildren and I love to give them books. My granddaughters would love these.
Karen Gonyea @ 6:27 pm
This would be wonderful
Angie Seymour @ 6:30 pm
I have 2 daughters they would love to read Anne of Green Gables.
Susan D @ 6:47 pm
My daughter has taken to writing stories as well as reading, I'd love to share books like these particularily Anna of Green Gables.
Kristina W @ 7:01 pm
What an awesome prize !! Please enter me in your contest as my just turned 13-year old daughter would love this.
heather s @ 8:00 pm
I would love to win these books!
Caitlin @ 8:11 pm
Thank you for the chance to win! I loved Anne of Green Gables growing up and I would love to share these wonderful books with my 8 year & 4 year old daughters!
Happy Holidays!
Cheryl Bradley @ 8:26 pm
What a great giveaway! I love Anne of Green Gables!
Darlene T @ 9:11 pm
This would be a great gift for my niece.
Heather Stamper @ 10:00 pm
This would be great for the 3 girls I babysit.
Lily Kwan @ 10:55 pm
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!