Meet Your Body with Jessica Valant, MSPT

Meet Your Body with Jessica Valant, MSPT

Mother-Daughter Book Recommendations for Tween and Teen Girls

Jul 9, 2026 · 59 min · 10 segments

After her annual book recommendations episode, Jessica couldn't resist creating one more reading list—this time with a very special guest! Her 13-year-old daughter joins her to share their favorite…

After her annual book recommendations episode, Jessica couldn't resist creating one more reading list—this time with a very special guest! Her 13-year-old daughter joins her to share their favorite fiction books for girls, with recommendations organized by age and reading level. They both love to read and share books together and they are excited to bring their favorites today. They divide their recommendation list into four sections, beginning with books for approximately third-grade readers and progressing through the pre-teen and early teen years. Along the way, Fiona gives details about each book recommendation so you can accurately decide if it's right for the young reader in your life. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, librarian, or a young reader searching for your next favorite series, this episode is full of engaging, age-appropriate fiction recommendations to help girls fall in love with reading. We hope you'll discover some new favorites to enjoy together—or on your own. Sponsors: ➡️ Get 15% off OneSkin with code MEETYOURBODY http://www.oneskin.co/meetyourbody⁠ . After check out they'll ask where you heard about them. Please support our show and tell them we sent you! Resources: ⚫︎ List of books from this episode https://jessicavalant.com/book-recommendations-for-pre-teen-and-early-teen-girls ⚫︎ Links to purchase books mentioned in this episode and support independent bookstores: ⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/6154345⁠ ⚫︎ Book Huddle on Instagram: ⁠⁠http://instagram.com/bookhuddle⁠⁠ ⚫︎ Jessica's favorite books episode for adults: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meet-your-body-with-jessica-valant-mspt/id1649561552?i=1000717556857⁠ ⚫︎ Jessica’s website, resources, services & more:⁠⁠http://www.jessicavalantpilates.com⁠⁠ ⚫︎ Jessica’s UNLIMITED community and app with daily workouts for muscle strength:⁠⁠http://www.jessicavalantpilates.com/unlimited⁠⁠ ⚫︎Watch our podcast episodes on YouTube here: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@meetyourbodypodcast⁠⁠ ⚫︎ YouTube workouts: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/JessicaValantPilates⁠⁠ ⚫︎ Follow Jessica on Instagram: ⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/jessicavalantpilates⁠⁠Jessica Valant Pilates app:Apple IOS - ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/mry5ya8r⁠⁠Google - ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yh3ty5fp⁠⁠ Jessica Valant and Jessica Valant Pilates, LLC, recommend you consult with a physician before starting any new exercise program. The information given here is not meant to treat or diagnose any medical condition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After her annual book recommendations episode, Jessica couldn't resist creating one more reading list—this time with a very special guest! Her 13-year-old daughter joins her to share their favorite…

Family Reading Philosophy & Habits3:17 – 14:00

Jessica ValantHost

3:17

All right, so Fiona.

FionaGuest

3:19

Yes.

Jessica ValantHost

3:20

Tell everybody whatever you want, either a little bit about yourself or, like, what you like to read or h- why you think you started liking reading, anything you want.

FionaGuest

3:32

Well, I think that you guys have always, like, encouraged reading, so I think that's how I got into it.

FionaGuest

3:38

And then we used to go to the library a lot and I really liked finding books on my own there, and now I feel like I'm at the age where I can, like, get recommendations from Mom, and I really like those books because I feel like we have the similar interests in what we like.

Jessica ValantHost

3:54

Yep.

Jessica ValantHost

3:55

Yeah, and that's a great point.

Jessica ValantHost

3:56

So in our family we have always, always encouraged reading.

Jessica ValantHost

4:00

I mean, since you guys were born we read to you.

Jessica ValantHost

4:02

We have always gone to the library.

Jessica ValantHost

4:05

Um, we all read together.

Jessica ValantHost

4:06

It's really important to us, so it was read aloud for a really long time.

Jessica ValantHost

4:09

We still read aloud to our son.

Jessica ValantHost

4:11

You read on your own, but we sit and read together.

Jessica ValantHost

4:14

So I'll give you a little context, too, for Fiona just so you understand our recommendations.

Jessica ValantHost

4:19

So she, how old are you?

FionaGuest

4:22

13.

Jessica ValantHost

4:22

And what grade will you be in?

FionaGuest

4:23

Eighth grade.

Jessica ValantHost

4:23

Eighth grade.

Jessica ValantHost

4:25

And Fiona definitely reads above grade level, so you're gonna get a variety of things from us, and obviously you're gonna put it into whatever your child needs and what they like to read about.

Jessica ValantHost

4:36

And what would you say your, like what themes do you really like in books? So when you are interested in a book, what kind of things are it, is it about?

FionaGuest

4:46

I really like magic and fantasy, dystopian themes, and then I definitely like some romance in there too.

FionaGuest

4:53

[laughs]

Jessica ValantHost

4:53

So which if you guys have listened to my, my individual podcast you know I like fantasy a lot too, so yes, [laughs] we have some very similar interests in that way.