Books for Preteen Girls
Dingeltrot is a new novel in the category of books for preteen girls. Focusing on the trials and travails of a twelve-year old boy and two friends, Malady and Lily, who are also twelve, this book is among books for preteen girls.
Dingeltrot is a twelve-year old boy who stands thirteen inches tall. Malady and Lily are his two young friends. The novel, about them is titled Dingeltrot And the People of the Mill. Aimed at young readers, it joins other books for preteen girls, including Harry Potter, The Ordinary Princess, The Indian in the Cupboard, There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, The Castle in the Attic and the Lemony Snicket books.
Recommended books for preteen girls tell a story that is either about or meant to be read by young girls, and this book fits both. Malady and Lily, both twelve-year old girls, stands under a foot tall. Dingeltrot is thirteen inches tall. In his colony, that makes him a freak and a weirdo—not because he’s the shortest, but because he’s the tallest. In this book, which fits the category of books for preteen girls, secret colonies of “People” as they call themselves, live scattered across the globe, with few “Behemoths” as they call their bigger ancestors, knowing their shorter cousins exist. Most People dislike and fear Behemoths, who have crowded the earth and made it nearly impossible to hide. But as in many books for preteen girls, this book kicks into high gear and complicates when the main character accidentally learns of a dark, guarded secret. Then, he relies on his wit and inventiveness to embark on a journey that could change the world for big and small. But he couldn’t do it without Malady and Lily.
As in other books for preteen girls, Author Matt Goldman’s clever depiction of Malady and Lily’s joys and travails and will enchant children and adults alike.
Their attempts to cope in a strange, big world are as amusing as they are poignant. With this book, as in other books for preteen girls, Goldman offers an enchanting and heart-warming tale of family, acceptance and being comfortable in one’s own skin
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Meet the Characters of Dingletrot!
Dingeltrot is 12 years old and 14 inches tall, the tallest Person in his colony. He has two older brothers: Arlton and Ripshaw.
About the author
Matt Goldman has written for several television shows, including Seinfeld and Wizards of Waverly Place. Dingeltrot is his first novel. He lives in Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Read more