It totally depends on what you like to read, and there's no right or wrong age, but here are some ballpark suggestions and thank you for giving my books as gifts--to yourself or to others.

Age 17+: Girltalk; For Girls Only

Age 16 : Girltalk; For Girls Only

Age 15 : Girltalk; For Girls Only

Age 14 : Girltalk; For Girls Only

Age 13 : Girltalk; For Girls Only; Private and Personal; Melanie's diaries, especially Melanie in Manhattan

Age 12 : For Girls Only; Girltalk; Private and Personal; Melanie's diaries

Age 11 : Melanie's diaries; Private and Personal; For Girls Only, Girltalk

Age 10 : Melanie's diaries; Private and Personal; For Girls Only

Age 9 : Melanie's diaries

Age 8 : Melanie's diaries, especially The Diary of Melanie Martin

Age 7 : The Diary of Melanie Martin

If you're a Melanie reader now, I hope you'll check out the other books when you're older--or tell your big sister or cousins about them! And if you're a Girltalk fan, tell your younger friends to travel with Melanie to Italy, Holland, Spain, and New York! Thanks--I appreciate your helping me to spread the word about these books.

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