Does anyone know of good books that were made into movies? Specifically that a 9-12 year old girl would like (one who doesn't particularly like reading)?

Some conditions are: no magic/wizardy type subjects and no mysteries.

Well, the conditions make it a little bit harder, but I have thought of a few.  The Neverending Story is the first one which came to mind.  Of course Charlotte's Web, Hoot, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Holes (the problem with all of these being that many kids have already seen the movies).  Anne of Green Gables is one which many don't think of.   Island of the Blue Dolphins was made into a move (alhtough I am not certain how easy it would be to get ahold of).  My Side of the Mountain was made into a movie.  I'm sure I can think of a few more...give me a few days and I'll get back to you.

Thanks! I'm going to look into those.

I actually have Island of the Blue Dolphins. I can't believe I didn't think of that! I loved that book...silly me :)

Here's what I could think of.  I have a ten year old girl.  We have seen alot of these just from checking them out at the Library.

• How to Eat Fried Worms
• Because of Winn-Dixie
• Flicka
• Sarah Plain and Tall
• Aquamarine
• The Baby-sitters Club
• Black Beauty
• Caddie Woodlawn
• Seven Alone
• The Apple Dumpling Gang
• Ella Enchanted
• Harriet the Spy
• Indian in the Cupboard
• The Littles
• A Little Princess
• Pollyanna
• Stuart Little
• The Secret Garden
• Duma
• The Yearling
• My Dog Skip
• Shiloh
• A Girl of the Limberlost
• Summer of Monkeys
• Jacob Have I Loved
• American Girl: Smanatha
• American Girl: Felicity
• American Girl: Molly
• Pipilongstocking
• Old Yeller
• Where the Red Fern Grows
• Several of the Dear America books are movies
• The Saddle Club books were made into a TV Series
• The Ramona books by Beverly Cleary were made into a TV Series
• Little House on the Prairie the original tv series or the new Disney mini-series was good!

Oh I thought of another one, though we haven't watched it Pictures of Hollis Woods.  I think Hallmark made it into a movie.

Boy, no magic or mystery is hard!

The Black Stallion

I'll give a hearty second and third to The Secret Garden, A Little Princess (though I love Shirley Temple, the new version is really good), and The PBS Version of Anne of Greene Gables

There's always Little House on the Prarie too.

Thank you EVERYONE

Princess Diaries

 A Little Princess

the Secret Garden

I liked all of these even as a 'grownup'!

How about the American Girl books?  the following have been made into movies (actually, each movie is made from several of the books about that girl):

Samantha

Kit Ktredge

Molly

Felicity

Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot -- I have to give a warning about this...

Absolutely cute movies.  I like the first one more than the second one.  Almost no qualms about letting the kids watch it (a lot of emphasis on chasing boys)

HOWEVER, the book is something different.  There is lots of text about french kissing, intimate relations outside of marriage, and a distasteful passage about using "protection." 

I let my non-worldly tween daughter read it before I did.  Then I read it and  was aghast.  Please pre-read this book and determine if it appropriate for your child's maturity!!

My 10 year old loves Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.