I'm not sure I would recommend Among Others for a 12-year-old -- it has a few passages that deal with sex, and if you haven't had The Talk yet, she might have some questions for you. *g*
I can strongly recommend Harriet the Spy! I was also trying to think of some other books I personally enjoyed at around that age, and here's what I came up with --
THERE ARE MORE BUT I'LL STOP BEFORE I SCARE YOU OFF COMPLETELY. Jeez, I'd forgotten how great that age is for reading. :-D
ETA that the more I think about, the less I would rec it to a 12-year-old. Too many adult situations, including one between the narrator and her father that could lead to some real emotional distress. Maybe a 15-year-old, but not 12.
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I can strongly recommend Harriet the Spy! I was also trying to think of some other books I personally enjoyed at around that age, and here's what I came up with --
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula Le Guin
The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander
The Diamond in the Window, by Jane Langton
THERE ARE MORE BUT I'LL STOP BEFORE I SCARE YOU OFF COMPLETELY. Jeez, I'd forgotten how great that age is for reading. :-D
ETA that the more I think about, the less I would rec it to a 12-year-old. Too many adult situations, including one between the narrator and her father that could lead to some real emotional distress. Maybe a 15-year-old, but not 12.