Morning reader

Ellie has been getting up a little earlier than normal lately. And she has been curling up on the couch with a book. Generally she starts a book at night and then finishes it in the morning (yeah, we keep telling to read harder or longer books...). 

She’s really gotten into mysteries and says she has to know how it ends. Of course this morning she was reading about the World Series, but only because she didn’t have a new mystery to start last night. She definitely has specific genres she likes. Not fantasy (sorry Harry Potter and fairies). 

So, poll time...is Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys okay for an 8 year old? She has read all the Cam Jansen books (too easy) and the Nancy Clancy books (Nancy’s hero is Nancy Drew). I got her some Boxcar Children mysteries from the library tonight so we will see if she likes them. Other recommendations?