Famous Five (has obvious problems) Chalet School (some obvious problems, probably for slightly older kids) Lorna Hill if they like ballet Tom's Midnight Garden Maybe other Judy Blume, but not Forever whatever you do Redwall (obvious problems, but still good adventure stories. When you've read a few, all the rest are the same, but still enjoyable if you liked the first few.) Swallows and Amazons
Off the top of my head
Chalet School (some obvious problems, probably for slightly older kids)
Lorna Hill if they like ballet
Tom's Midnight Garden
Maybe other Judy Blume, but not Forever whatever you do
Redwall (obvious problems, but still good adventure stories. When you've read a few, all the rest are the same, but still enjoyable if you liked the first few.)
Swallows and Amazons