I love this idea! This is really difficult to do, though.

I looked through my lists of books and didn't find any that started with these words, but I combed through Amazon and found some. Mind you, I haven't read these, so I can't recommend them or not.

Also, for "marry", it is really hard to find books that start with that word spelled like that unless they're called something like "Marry me" which might kind of give it away. Maybe go with "Mary" or "Merry" for the spelling? Just a thought.

Anyway, books! I selected a bunch, some might have funny titles. I didn't know what kind of a vibe you were going for, so I figured I'd throw out what I found, silly or not.

Will

Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?

Will You Still Love Me in the Morning?

Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life

Will You Marry Me? For obvious reasons, if you use this one, I'd recommend giving the books in reverse order (Me, Marry, You,Will)-- or if you want to sound like Yoda.


You

You Suck: A Love Story This one is by Christopher Moore, a hilarious author.

You Only Live Twice This is a James Bond novel

You Can't Go Home Again This is a classic, and is supposed to be amazing. I've never read it though. :/

You Shall Know Them This looks really philosophical and strange.

You Never Know With Women Harlequin cheap novel. Didn't know the sense of humor, could be funny. Har har.

You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense Bukowski.


Mary

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Warning! Linked book is abridged. Booo.
Mary Barton Never heard of it, but Amazon calls it a classic.
Mary This one is by Nabokov.


Merry

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

The Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare.


Marry

Marry Your Baby Daddy Tee hee.

Marry Anerley This is large print and has no reviews. :/

Marry Me This one is by John Updike. I've never read anything by him, but he is supposed to be pretty good.


Me

Me Talk Pretty One Day Someone else suggested this and I second it. If you haven't read it, it is a book of short bits by the author about struggling with his speech in Paris. It is really good.

Me Tanner, You Jane Suspense thriller? Never heard of it.

Me Again People with amnesia. This book has really good reviews.

Me and Emma This one also has really good reviews.

Me! Okay, this one is a kids' book, but depending on personalities, it could work, so I threw it in here.


I hope this helps and that someone has read some of these books and can tell you if they are any good. Either way, let us know what you end up doing!!

It took me a really long time to really learn how to read/feel comfortable with reading. Writing took me even longer. But my father was an editor and he used to read to me all the time and sit with me while I struggled to read back to him.

My favorite books I remember him reading to me/reading with him were:

• Amelia Bedelia- when I was younger.
  
• I also made him read the Giving Tree to me a lot! Terribly sad book.
  
• the Harry Potter series(we both got bored after the 4th one but I finished them by myself).
  
• The Hobbit
  
• The Land of Oz(the Wizard of Oz was not as exciting to me)
  
  So, this is my list for the kids who have more trouble with keeping up, or who are too shy to read aloud. To ma' homies with the LD's. Or the ones who just like awesome stories, regardless of the age group they're directed towards.
  
  I don't think I really started reading on my own till 5th grade. Which is when I found some awesome book called Anastasia(I never watched the movie before I read this, but I dont think its anything like the Disney film)
  
  I found "The Royal Diaries series - Anastasia" book. It may be the first "real" chapter book I ever started and finished on my own, without anyone forcing it down my throat. I loved it. It changed everything because I remember attempting to read all of the books for the Newberry Award nominations like all the super fast readers were after that. Which led to me finding these AMAZING books. They may be the greatest books ever for little girls with ADHD or "memory retrieval" problems, as I had been diagnosed at the time. "A Mango Shaped Space" and "So B. It"
  
  After those, I came to the conclusion that reading is awesome. I read Eragon, I found the Maximum Ride series - that had a blind character that had super powers and was cool. I found that characters with a disability changed my whole perspective, because my father is blind and I had just found out I had a learning disability as well. I think that having characters to relate to was really key.
  
  
  
  I read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series long after middle school... I read up to the 4th book. Those were great! Again, Percy Jackson's "Dyslexia" was taken and turned into this wonderful piece of relatable fiction(perhaps causing more kids to flip their desks over and say-"I'm a demi-god so I don't care about books", but they're at least exciting enough to get kids to that point of involvement with the characters)
  
  
  So, what brought me to love books were books with female protagonists. But as I got older it was harder to find awesome books that. Once I discovered YA novels and cheesy romance, I couldn’t stop. It has now lead to my demise and I read fanfiction on my phone. But before I found all of that, Kate Brian’s Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys
  really got me to like YA. And then I found spy series and fantasy books with female protagonists
  
  The Squad
  and the Gallagher Girls
  Were for slightly younger girls.
  The Hunger Games and the Uglies series were my favorites at the end of my time with YA novels.
  
  I will try to update this list. I have to go now but I hope this was helpful.
  
  TL;DR link to a goodreads list I put together

So I'm going to plug for some books that I loved when I was a kid.

The Cartoon History of the Universe / Cartoon History of the Modern World, by Larry Gonick. I'd caution that it isn't for very young children, as they decidedly don't censor the sex and violence, but I probably started reading them around age ten, and the tattered copy of volume one I still have - and occasionally peruse - attests to just how much I read and reread them. The books are thoroughly enjoyable, and just the kind of thing to get a kid to really enjoy reading history. The only real word of caution Ii would offer is that yes, they are at the core pop history, and especially the earlier volumes - the first one was published in 1990 I believe - can reflect some outdated scholarship - but especially for young, budding historians, I don't feel this is all that much of a drawback. The goal at this point in time is to make history fun and exciting, and these books absolutely do that - and they prime the pump for enjoying dry academic tomes ten years later to get the necessary corrections!

On the topic of cartoons, I'll also plug Asterix and Obelix, which we'll be charitable and call 'historical fiction'. You shouldn't be taking anything from these to be accurate and teaching tools, but looking back, they are another set of works that I was reading as a kid that decidedly made me enjoy reading about the past.

I feel like if your daughter and I were the same age we would be best friends, she sounds exactly like how I was at her age.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen is wonderful, I read it at about her age. No sex.

John Green's books are amazing, but Looking For Alaska has a blow job part, and The Fault In Our Stars has sex. They are in no way explicit however, and I really would recommend that she read them, at least eventually, maybe at 12, because they're beautifully written and, I think, teach really valuable lessons (in fact, the blow job scene is awkward and uncomfortable and juxtaposed with a conversation that is emotionally intimate to demonstrate that you don't need sex and physical contact for emotional connection.)

I also remember reading Artemis Fowl when I was her age.

Other recommendations:
A Face in Every Window by Han Nolan

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Cul de Sac Moon by Kimberley Clarke (my high school English Lit, Creative Writing and English AP teacher)

And when I was your daughter's age I was really, REALLY into The Royal Diaries series, my favourite being The Lady of Ch'iao Kuo and Elizabeth I.

EDIT: OH! And if she liked The Hunger Games I think she will LOVE The Giver series by Lois Lowry. And Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events might keep her occupied for a week or two, as well as the Chronicles of Narnia.

For You

My usual copy/paste guide for new readers.

For Them

All Ages (age ratings sourced from Comixology)

• The Backstagers | James Tynion IV
  
• Fable Comics | Charise Mericle Harper
  
• Fairy Tale Comics | Telgemeier, Thompson, Mazzucchelli, et al.
  
• Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye | Colleen AF Venable
  
• Hilda and the Troll, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Hilda and the Black Hound, Hilda and the Bird Parade, Hilda on the Stone Forest | Luke Pearson
  
• Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Little Robot, Nobody Likes a Goblin | Ben Hatke
  
• Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty | Yonebayashi & Miyazaki
  
• Lumberjanes | Stevenson, Watters, Ellis
  
• Marvel Age: Fantastic Four, Hulk, Spider-Man, Spider-Man Team-up | McKeever, Dezago, et al.
  
• Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Super Heroes (2010), The Avengers | Sumerak, Tobin, David, Bejamin, et al.
  
• Marvel Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Avengers Assemble Season Two | Caramagna
  
• Mighty Jack, Mighty Jack and the Goblin King | Ben Hatke
  
• Nightlights | Lorena Alvarez
  
• Nursery Rhyme Comics | Thompson, Mignola, Telgemeier, et al.
  
• Tamsin and the Deep | Brown & Cameron
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger | Roger Langridge
  
• TOON books: The Shark King | R. Kikuo Johnson
  
• Zita the Spacegirl, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, The Return of Zita the Spacegirl | Ben Hatke
  
  Ages 9+
  
  
• Adventure Time | Ryan North
  
• The Adventures of Tintin | Herge
  
• Amulet | Kazu Kibuishi
  
• Asterix | Goscinny & Uderzo
  
• Atomic Robo | Brian Clevinger
  
• Bone | Jeff Smith
  
• Five Worlds | Siegel & Siegel
  
• Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away | Hayao Miyazaki
  
• Moomin | Tove Jansson
  
• The Nameless City, The Stone Heart | Faith Erin Hicks
  
• Power Pack | Simonson, Brigman, et al.
  
• Roller Girl | Victoria Jamieson
  
• Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts | Raina Telgemeier
  
• Usagi Yojimbo | Stan Sakai
  
• A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle
  
  Ages 12+
  
  
• DC: The New Frontier | Darwyn Cooke
  
• Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling | Tony Cliff
  
• Giant Days | Allison & Cogar
  
• Gotham Academy | Becky Cloonan
  
• The Legend of Wonder Woman | Renae De Liz
  
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Reeder & Montclare
  
• Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, Mouse Guard: Winter 1152, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard | David Petersen
  
• Nimona | Noelle Stevenson
  
• Star Wars | Aaron
  
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Eastman & Waltz
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man | Bendis
  
• Most superhero comics at DC and Marvel
  
  Resources:
  
  
• goodokbad
  
• comicbookresources
  
• comicsintheclassroom
  
• ilovelibraries
  
• pastemagazine
  
• /u/urko37’s [Recommendation] “What comics are good for my kids?”
  

Otto: the Autobiography of a Teddy Bear It tells the story of the Holocaust and WWII through the eyes of a teddy bear that belonged to a Jewish boy who asks his German neighbor to hold on to it for him for safekeeping. IMO, it does a great job of explaining the basics without getting into graphic details and still maintains a level of charm and innocence that is great for younger children.

Here is a list of YA books/series with strong female protagonists that I enjoyed while growing up:

• Clive Barker's Abarat series
  
• Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, and Circle of Magic series.
  
• Garth Nix's Abhorsen series
  
• Robin McKinley's "The Blue Sword" and "The Hero and the Crown"
  
• Sherwood Smith's "Crown Duel"
  
• Patricia A. Mckillip's "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld"
  
• Charles De Lint's "The Riddle of the Wren"
  
• Eloise McGraw's "The Moorchild"
  
• Victoria Hanley's "The Healer's Keep"
  
• Patricia Malone's "The Legend of Lady Ilena"
  
• Peter Dickinson's "The Ropemaker"
  
• Elizabeth Marie Pope's "The Perilous Guard"
  
• Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series
  
• Vivian Vande Velde's "Heir Apparent"
  
• Susan Fletcher's "Shadow Spinner"
  
• Meredith Ann Pierce's "The Women who Loved Reindeer"
  

4th Eragon book just came out, that's an obvious choice but since you called it a trilogy I thought I'd mention it. Since the YA stuff is mixed in there she might like the Tiffany Aching stuff from Pratchett. Incarceron is pretty well liked, as is Leviathan.

For predictable fluff in a historical setting, there's Eva Ibbotson's books. I've personally read A Countess Below Stairs and The Reluctant Heiress and they were pretty much the same books in different European locales. Not overly cloying, but nothing particularly clever.

For awkward geek romance that's definitely not gooey, I highly recommend Boy Proof. It might not really count as a romance though.

Can't lie, I love and was inspired by Song of the Sparrow. It's written (beautifully) just in verse and it's sort of historical fantasy, dealing with Arthurian legends. But yeah, I thought it'd be really cool to read a fantasy novel written like it, though all the novels in verse I've seen seem to mostly be realistic fiction.

I found "Castle Diary, The journal of Tobias Burgess" quite happy go lucky and fairly short, but fun all the same

I shop at an independent book store, and they put out great flyers on good reads in the middle readers section. Try going to "school library journals" site too.


http://www.slj.com/

Maile meloy is another one, she wrote The apothecary and also the Apprentices
Also as a twist, she is Colin Meloys sister ( the wildwood chronicles)


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0142422061/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SL500_SY115

Captain Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth

> Opening with young James's arrival at Eton and following him to the beginning of his life at sea, this is a disturbing and engaging portrait of a young villain. At school, he feuds with the young Arthur Darling and falls in love with the forbidden Sultana Ananova. After taking his revenge on Darling and pursuing Ananova, James and his friend Roger join the crew of the Sea Witch, a ragged ship with a cruel captain. When its identity as a slave ship is revealed, James sides with the slaves to earn his own name, Hook. Throughout the story, his dreams of finding a magical Neverland set the stage for his future role in Barrie's classic story.

Good stuff.

Consequences. Long-term, long-lasting consequences that aren't clearly other people's fault, or easy to make up for, or all OK in the end because everyone stands up and makes a little speech about how much they appreciate the MC's sacrifice and they'll always stand behind her.

I want to see people ruined and have to rebuild some semblance of a new normal where some bridges are burnt forever - and it's definitely their fault.

Also, medieval-ish adventures without magic (totally what I'm writing). The Edge on the Sword (historical fiction) was pretty good, but I didn't like the second book.

The Apothecary. I was floored when I read it last summer, it felt very different than any kids book I remember, and very safe to boot.

Here's a site that does media content ratings that might help: Common Sense Media

makes a lot of sense- as someone who grew up reading all those "royal diaries" and "dear america" books, and loved the Anastasia one in particular, i was more than disappointed learn as an adult that her father was a fairly ineffective ruler and that rasputin was a trusted advisor of her mother and not some evil quack with a pet bat.

but i agree that her difficult childhood would have certainly created issues that were only exacerbated by her isolation/exclusion in russian high society and being compared to her MIL.

after i commented, i did also read somewhere that maria blamed alexandra for having a bunch of daughters, so there is that too.

Anne McCaffrey wrote a YA novel about a young man helping King Arthur find some horses in Black Horses for the King.

The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli. I really liked the book, but the cover is what made me pick it out from the library shelf. Very unique.

https://www.amazon.com/Wager-Donna-Jo-Napoli/dp/0805087818

This one ;)

https://www.amazon.com/Quijote-Mancha-Spanish-Adaptaci%C3%B3n-P%C3%A9rez-Reverte/dp/8468025380/

Have you read "Cue for Treason" by Geoffrey Trease? I quite enjoyed it.

https://www.amazon.ca/Cue-Treason-Geoffrey-Trease/dp/1290764964

The Vampire Plagues I

One of the Omnibus collections?

Maybe “Black Horses for The King”? https://www.amazon.com/dp/0152063781/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_EI.NDbG46EJCM