Reading Level Recommendations
Determining a Student's Reading Level
One common misconception is that there is a specific "grade level" reading expectation. Not only are all students within a particular grade level completely different in terms of age and ability, but the "grade level" reading levels are incredibly broad and not specifically helpful. They also lead to self esteem issues. Instead, I use a combination of standardized reading assessments and the informal Fountas and Pinnell reading level assessments.
I find this leveling system to be particularly useful because (a) it does not consistently remind underperforming students of their shortcomings (imagine a 4th grade student saying, "I'm a level K reader!" vs. "I read at a second grade level"), (b) it is easy to find the F&P level of a book with the technology we have (see websites and apps tab to learn how), and (c) it divides books into 28 levels- AA (pre-reader) through Z+ (Adult). This makes it easier to find the just-right level book for a student and to have a clearer picture of how to challenge them to improve reading levels. See above (or left- mobile vs desktop) for a description of each level (directly from Fountas and Pinnell).
I have included in the chart and book list below where the "grade levels" would fall, but I would not recommend using the grade levels as your primary leveling system. See the reading level correlation chart to the left for how all of the leveling systems line up.
*Please note that the F&P scale is not a scientifically backed metric, simply an informal assessment to match students to appropriate books. Be sure to also rely on standardized scores and classroom performance for a clearer picture of a student's ability.*
My Recommendations:
This is in no way a COMPLETE list of appropriate reading materials at each level, but I have tried to make it as comprehensive as possible. Check out the other pages for a list of more authors and resources to find high-quality literature.
Level AA:
This level is for pre-readers. It features one to four words that are dependent on the picture for meaning. It is simply for the purpose of getting students familiar with text and building an understanding of text that carries meaning. The pictures are essential to help them extract this meaning. There are fewer books at this level, but my recommendations are:
Reading A-Z printables (see websites)-- They have the widest collection of AA readers I've found.
Simple Alphabet naming books
Teachers Pay Teachers- Leveled readers
Kindergarten:
Level A:
Reading A-Z printables
I'm Happy-Sad Today- Lory Britain
Helping- Linda Johns
Stripes, Right? -Deborah Schecter
The Beach- Alex Ives
Hair- Briar Wilton
Zoo Animals- Bruce Larkin
Animal Babies-Bruce Larkin
Bubbles!- Deborah Schecter
Do You Want to Be My Friend? -Eric Carle
Beach Things- Bruce Larkin
Look! I Can Read!- Susan Hood
What I See-Holly Keller
Dad Goes To School- Margaret McNamara
Bear Likes to Share- Therese Shea
A House for Mouse- Therese Shea
Monkey in the Story Tree- Rozanne L. Williams
Autumn Leaves- Gail Saunders- Smith
I See Sammy- Kathleen Urmston
Is This My House?- Patty Haley
Level B:
Reading A-Z Printables
Little Critter Books-Numbers, Shapes- Mercer Mayer
Kindergarten Kids: Bugs in the Garden- Catherine Hapka
Eight Arms are Great- Liza Charlesworth
Have You Seen my Cat?- Eric Carle
In My Backyard- Valarie Giogas
Sam and The Bag- Allison Jeffries
Growing Up- Liza Charlesworth
Fun With Hats- Lucy Malka
Ducks in Muck-Lori Haskins
Red Apple, Green Pear-Rebecca Bondor
Ice Cream Scoops- Liza Charlesworth
I Love My Family- Joy Cowley
Larry and The Cookie- Becky McDaniel
Pancakes For Breakfast- Tomie DePaola
My Cat Muffin- Marjory Gardner
Cat on the Mat- Brian Wildsmith
Dinosaur Goes to the Fire Station- Ken Alside
Field Day- Melanie Davis Jones
Jack and Jill- Brooke Harris
Baby Backyard Animals- Jane Katirgis
A Big Surprise- Kristi T. Butler
Happy Cat- Steve Henry
My Dog Fuzzy- Janice Boland
Level C:
Reading A-Z Printables
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?- Bill Martin, Jr.
Pancakes for Breakfast- Tomie De Paola
Cat Days- Alexa Andrews
I Went Walking-Sue Williams
Silly Sally- Audrey Wood
Please, Thank You- Francie Alexander
A Hug is Warm- Joy Cowley
Rainbow of My Own- Don Freeman
Bears, Bears Everywhere!- Mara Bergman
Where Do Monsters Live?- Rozanne Williams
Robot Land- Liza Charlesworth
Silly Sally- Audrey Wood
Good News, Bad News- Jeff Mack
Pig Picnic- Patricia Hubbell
Up Went the Goat- Barbara Gregorich
Baby Says- John Steptoe
Max's Pet- Nancy Leber
Little Critter ABCs- Mercer Mayer
Cat Days- Alexa Andrews
Is it a Baby Animal?- Bridget Taylor
Swing, Swing, Swing- Gail Tuchman
Max Finds an Egg- Wiley Blevins
Level D:
Big Pig and Little Pig- David McPhail
Rick Is Sick-David McPhail
From Head to Toe- Eric Carle
The Little Red Hen- Diane Muldrow
Max Has a Fish-Wiley Blevins
Clifford's Bedtime- Norman Bridwell
Ballerina Girl- Kirsten Hall
Kitty and The Birds- Beverley Randell
I Love Mud and Mud Loves Me- Vicki Stephens
Good Night Gorilla- Peggy Rathmann
Bears in the Night- Stan Berenstain
Cat Traps- Molly Coxe
Footprints in the Snow- Mei Matsuoka
Sid and Sam- Laura Godwin
Sleepy Dog- Harriet Ziefert
Puppy Mudge- Cynthia Rylant
Winter is Here- Kevin Henkes
Bears on Wheels- Stan and Jan Berenstain
Big Dog and Little Dog- Dav Pilkey
When Tiny was Tiny (and other Tiny books) - Cari Meister
Level E:
Big Egg- Molly Coxe
A Buzz is Part of a Bee-Carolyn Lunn
Inside Out, Upside Down-Stan Berenstain
Puppy Mudge Finds a Friend-Cynthia Rylant
All By Myself (Little Critter)- Mercer Mayer
Go Dog, Go- P.D. Eastman
Goldilocks and the Three Bears- Betty Miles
Ice Cream Soup- Ann Ingalls
The Foot Book- Dr. Seuss
Ten Cats Have Hats- Jean Marzollo
Sweet Potato Pie- Ann Rockwell
Cat in the Bag- Sara Swan Miller
Larry and The Cookie- Becky McDaniel
Dan and Dan- Marcia Leonard
Mouse's First Day of School- Lauren Thompson
Miss Spider's New Car- David Kirk
Mrs. Wishy Washy Series- Joy Cowlet
We All Fall for Apples- Emmi S. Herman
My Brother the Brat- Kirsten Hall
Paper Bag Trail- Anne Schreiber
The Pet that I Want- Mary Packard
Read to Your Bunny- Rosemary Wells
First Grade
Level F:
Biscuit Series- Alyssa Capucilli
Feeling Thankful-Shelly Rotner
Just Like Daddy- Frank Asch
The Teeny Tiny Woman- Paul Galdone
A Color Of His Own- Leo Lionni
Fly Guy Series- Tedd Arnold
Scat Cat- Alyssa Capucilli
Pig and Pug- Lynne Berry
Curious George and The Pizza- Margaret Rey
Marmalade's Nap- Cindy Wheeler
A Bug, A Bear, and A Boy- David McPhail
Amy Loves the Sun- Julia Hoban
Beep Beep- Claire Freedman
Calico the Cat- Donald Charles
Friendly Snowman- Catherine Shoolbred
Harry Takes a Bath- Harry Ziefert
Itchy Chicken Pox- Grace Maccarone
Tiger is a Scaredy Cat- Joan Phillips
Jog Frog Jog-Barbara Gregorich
Soccer Game- Alyssa Capucilli
Level G:
Pete The Cat Series (Some)- Eric Litwin
More Spaghetti, I Say- Rita Golden Gelman
Nina, Nina, Ballerina- Jane O'Connor
Sheep in a Jeep- Nancy E. Shaw
Being Me- Julie Broski
I am Invited to a Party!- Mo Willems
David Series- David Shannon
Teddy Picnic- Georgie Burkett
Dancing Dinos Go To School- Sally Lucas
Elephants Cannot Dance!- Mo Willems
Llama Llama Zippity Zoom- Anna Dewdney
Going to the Sea Park- Mercer Mayer
Bubble Trouble- Margaret Mahy
Monkey Truck- Franco Amurri
What's that, Mittens?- Lola M. Schaefer
Alligator Shoes- Arthur Dorros
Goodnight Digger-Michelle Robinson
I am Helping- Mercer Mayer
Who Stole the Cookies?- Judith Moffatt
Tiptoe into Kindergarten- Jacqueline Rogers
Level H:
Pete the Cat Series (Some)- Eric Litwin
Mia Hamm- Winners Never Quit- Mia Hamm
Don't Worry, Little Critter- Mercer Mayer
Old Hat, New Hat- Stan Berenstain
The Watermelon Seed- Greg Pizzoli
It's Spring!- Samantha Berger
Just a Snowman- Mercer Mayer
Good Thing You're Not an Octopus- Julie Markes
Buzz Buzz Buzz- Byron Barton
A House for Hickory- Kelly Mazzone
Goodnight Moon- Margaret Wise Brown
If You Give a Pig a Party- Laura Numeroff
The Pigeon Has Feelings Too!- Mo Willems
Danny and the Dinosaur go to Camp- Syd Hoff
Just Me and My... Series- Mercer Mayer
Sammy The Seal- Syd Hoff
Mrs. McNosh Series (some; spans H-K)- Sarah Weeks
Level I:
Leo the Late Bloomer- Robert Kraus
Hiccups For Elephant- James Preller
Just an Adventure at Sea- Mercer Mayer
Just Going to the Dentist- Mercer Mayer
Just Lost- Mercer Mayer
Slow Down, Sarah- Ainsley Shepherd
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus- Mo Willems
Fly Guy Series(some)- Tedd Arnold
Missing Mitten Mystery- Steven Kellogg
Are You My Mother?- P.D. Eastman
Hattie and The Fox- Mem Fox
New Shoes, Red Shoes- Susan Rollings
The Very Busy Spider- Eric Carle
The Apple Pie Tree- Zoe Hall
Stanley- Syd Hoff
Clay Boy- Jos A. Smith
A Sick Day For Amos McGee- Erin E. Stead
Crankenstein- Samantha Berger
Emma's Strange Pet- Jennifer Plecas
Two Crazy Pigs- Karen Berman Nagel
One Hundred Shoes- Charles Ghigna
Penguin and Pinecone- Salina Yoon
This Book Just Ate My Dog!- Richard Byrne
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny- Marilyn Sadler
Grandfather and I- Helen E. Buckley
Best Friends Wear Pink Tutus- Sheri Brownrigg
Bernard on His Own- Syd Hoff
Snowball Fight!- Jimmy Fallon
Valentine Cats- Hans Wilhelm
Pinkalicious series- Victoria Kann
It's Okay to Make Mistakes- Todd Parr
The Color Kittens- Margaret Wise Brown
Penguins, Penguins Everywhere!- Bob Barner
A Ladybug's Life- John Himmelman
If I had a Robot- John Yaccarino
Level J:
One Family- George Shannon
Poppleton Series- Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter and Tabby Series- Cynthia Rylant
Henry and Mudge Series- Cynthia Rylant
Young Cam Jansen Series- David A. Adler
The Unwilling Umpire- Ron Roy
Sam the Minuteman- Nathaniel Benchley
The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstein
Danny and The Dinosaur- Syd Hoff
Hop on Pop- Dr. Seuss
Horrible Harry Series- Suzy Kline
Green Eggs and Ham- Dr. Seuss
Clark the Shark- Bruce Hale
The Very Hungry Caterpillar- Eric Carle
Where the Wild Things Are- Maurice Sendak
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish- Dr. Seuss (for work on nonsense words)
Ruthie and the Not So Teeny Tiny Lie- Laura Rankin
You Will Be My Friend!- Peter Brown
Digby and Kate- Marsha Winborn
About a Bear- Holly Surplice
Wake up, It's Spring!- Lina Campbell Ernst
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle- Eric Carle
Swim! Swim!- Lerch
Just Go To Bed- Mercer Mayer
Penguin Pete- Marcus Pfister
Santa's Hat- Linda Bleck
Hello, Moon!- Francesca Simon
Froggy Bakes a Cake- Jonathan London
Rainy Day Music- Judith Jensen Hyde
When Will it Be Spring?- Catherine Walters
Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug- Kevin Cornell
Waiting For Wings- Lois Ehlert
Norma Jean, Jumping Bean- Lynn Munsinger
Hungry Harry- Joanne Partis
Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti-Anna Grossnickle Hines
The Knight and The Dragon- Tomie DePaola
Second Grade
Level K:
Madeline- Ludwig Bemelmans
Frog and Toad Series- Arnold Lobel
Mercy Watson Series- Kate DiCamillo
Lng and Ting Series- Grace Lin
Nate the Great Series- Marjorie, Mitchell, and Craig Sharmat
I'm Gonna Like Me- Jamie Lee Curtis
Night Noises- Mem Fox
A Pocket for Corduroy- Don Freeman
Two Ways to Count to Ten- Ruby Dee
The Cat in the Hat- Dr. Seuss
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie (and other Give a Mouse Books)- Laura Numeroff
Corduroy- Don Freeman
Night in the Country- Cynthia Rylant
Harry and the Haunted House- Mark Schlicting
Franklin and the Magic Show- Paulette Bourgeouis
Commander Toad- Jane Yolen
Paddington Bear- Michael Bond
The Principal's New Clothes- Stephanie Calmenson
The Littlest Elf- Brandi Dougherty
Silly Goose's Big Story- Keiko Kasza
Cuddly Dudley- Jez Alborough
The Runaway Pumpkin- Kevin Lewis
Miss Rumphius- Barbara Cooney
Jamaica's Find- Juanita Havill
Franklin's Secret Club- Paulette Bourgeouis
She Sells Seashells- Grace Kim
The Perfectly Horrible Halloween- Nancy Poydar
I Love You With All My Heart- Jean-Baptiste Baronian
Night Tree- Eve Bunting
The Barn Owls- Tony Johnston
Splat the Cat Series-Rob Scotton
Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways- Laura McGee Kvanosky
Substitute Groundhog- Pat Miller
Me and Me Dad!- Alison Ritchie
The Good Luck Cat- Joy Harjo
Level L:
Amelia Bedelia Series-Peggy Parish
George and Martha Series- James Marshall
Loudmouth George Series- Nancy Carlson
Berenstain Bears Series- Stan Berenstain
Judy Moody Series (some)- Megan McDonald
Honk!- Pamela Duncan Edwards
Song and Dance Man- Karen Ackerman
Six- Dinner Sid- Inga Moore
The Relatives Came- Cynthia Rylant
The Snack Attack Mystery- Elizabeth Levy
Abuela- Arthur Dorros
The Dot- Peter H. Reynolds
Ish- Peter H. Reynolds
Miss Nelson is Missing! - Harry Allard
Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day- Judith Viorst
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom-Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
Pinky and Rex Series- James Howe
I Hate English- Ellen Levine
Duck at the Door- Jackie Urbanovic
Sadie and the Snowman- Allen Morgan
In 1492- Jean Marzolo
Apple Trouble- Ragnhild Scammell
Biggest Pumpkin Ever- Steven Kroll
Amazing Grace- Mary Hoffman
Level M:
Mango, Abuela, and Me- Meg Medina
Magic Tree House Series- Mary Pope Osbourne
Bailey School Kids Series- Debbie Dadey, Marcia Jones
Junie B. Jones Series- Barbara Park
Judy Moody Series (some)- Megan McDonald
The Littles Series- John Peterson
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs- Ron Barrett
Molly's Pilgrim- Barbara Cohen
The Worrisome Wombat-Bronwen Scarffe
The Curious Little Dolphin- Patricia Jensen
The Mitten- Jan Brett
Princess Smartypants- Babette Cole
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother- Patricia Polacco
One Winter's Day- M. Christina Butler
Strega Nona- Tomie DePaola
The Hit- Away Kid- Matt Christopher
Zippping Zapping Zooming Bats- Ann Earle
Fiesta Fiasco- Ann Whitford Paul
Hands off my Honey- Jane Chapman
Fiesta Fiasco- Ann Whitford Paul
Sleeping Ugly- Jane Yolen
Fly Away Home- Eve Bunting
Llama Llama Red Pajama- Anna Dewdney
Heidi Heckelbeck has a Secret- Wanda Coven
Rosie's Ballet Slippers- Susan Hampshire
Heart of a Snowman- Mary Kuryla
If I Only Had a Horn- Leonard Jenkins
Flat Stanley- Jeff Brown
Strange Mr. Satie- M.T. Anderson
April Fool! Watch Out at School!- Dianne DeGrout
Third Grade
Level N:
Ballet Slippers Series (The Shoe Books)- Noel Streatfeild
Daisy Dawson Series- Steve Voake
The Cloud Book-Tomie DePaola
Horrid Henry Series- Francesca Simon
My Father's Dragon- Ruth Stiles Gannett
Jigsaw Jones Series- James Preller
The Hundred Dresses- Eleanor Estes
Stone Soup-Ann McGovern
I am Rosa Parks- Rosa Parks
Falling For Rapunzel- Leah Wilcox
The Greedy Triangle (for geometry lesson tie ins!)- Marilyn Burns
Stellaluna- Jannel Cannon
Shoeshine Girl- Clyde Robert Bulla
Tikki TIkki Tembo- Arlene Mosel
Amber Brown Series- Paula Danziger
Fables- Arnold Lobel
My Name is Maria Isabel- Alma Flor Ada
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball- Jim O'Connor
The Pain and The Great One- Judy Blume
Chicken Sunday- Patricia Polacco
Baby Whales Drink Milk- Barbara Justen Esbensen
The Dragon and The Unicorn- Lynne Cherry
Big Boy- E.B. Lewis
The North Star- Peter H. Reynolds
Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark- Johanna Hurwitz
Ruby's Wish- Shirin Yim Bridges
The Art Teacher From the Black Lagoon- Mike Thaler
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile- Bernard Waber
Newton and the Big Mess- Rory Tiger
When Will it Snow?- Catherine White
Level O:
Babysitter's Club Series- Ann M. Martin
Meg Macintosh Series- Lucinda Landon
Pippi Series- Astrid Lindgren
Nancy Drew Series- Carolyn Keene
Ramona Series- Beverly Cleary
Anne and The Old One- LM Montgomery
My Teacher is a Vampire- Mercer Mayer
Ralph S. Mouse- Beverly Cleary
The Story of Ruby Bridges-Robert Coles
Henry Huggins- Beverly Cleary
The Boxcar Children Series- Gertrude Chandler Warner
Owl Moon- Jane Yolen
Clementine- Sara Pennypacker
Justin Case Series- Rachel Vail
Baseball Saved Us- Ken Mochizuki
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Series- Betty MacDonald
Lucky Beans- Becky Birtha
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!- Marilyn Burns (For Geometry Connections)
Not So Weird Emma- Jamie Harper
Dory Fantasmagory- Abby Hanlon
Almost Starring Skinny-Bones- Barbara Park
Harry The Homeless Puppy- Holly Webb
The Little Match Girl- Hans Christian Anderson
Henry and Beezus- Beverly Cleary
Thank You, Brother Bear- Eric Carle
Pugsley- Ellen Miles
Singing Sensation- Geronimo Stilton
Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth- Jane O'Connor
The Memory Coat- Alvira Woodruff
Level P:
Heroes of America Biography Series- Various
Encyclopedia Brown Series-Donald J. Sobal
Wayside School Series- Louis Sachar
Magic School Bus Series-Various
Fantastic Mr. Fox-Roald Dahl
Who Stole the Wizard of Oz?- Avi
Stone Fox- John Reynolds Gardiner
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs-Jon Scieszka
Dog Man Series-Dav Pilkey
Riding Freedom-Pam Munoz Ryan
Time Warp Trio Series- Jon Scieszka
The Twits- Roald Dahl
Captain Underpants Series-Dav Pilkey
Mr. Popper's Penguins- Richard and Florence Atwater
The Lorax- Dr. Seuss
The Worst Witch- Jill Murphy
Crow Call- Lois Lowry
Thumbellina- Hans Christian Anderson
Oh the Places You'll Go- Dr. Seuss
Frankly, Frannie- AJ Stern
The Matchlock Gun- Walter Dumaux Edmonds
Ruby and The Booker Boys Series- Derrick D. Barnes
Brave Harriet- Marissa Moss
The Good Companion- Joan Skogan
Fourth Grade:
**At about this level and higher, teachers and parents need to start becoming aware of content. There are many excellent pieces of literature starting at the early middle school level that are appropriate for the students to decode, but may touch on topics that are not necessarily "school appropriate". However, they may still be relevant or important for certain students or lessons. I have tried to include many appropriate choices here, but as the levels move towards later middle school and adult, be sure to screen the content and know the kids and what they can handle. ***
Level Q:
The Velveteen Rabbit- Margery Williams
Sir Cumference Series (for math tie ins!)- Cindy Neuschwander
Emma Dilemma- Kristine George
I Survived Series- Various Authors
Help, I'm Trapped! series- Todd Strasser
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge Series)-Judy Blume
Bunnicula Series- James and Deborah Howe
American Girl Historical Novels- Various
James and The Giant Peach- Roald Dahl
Little House on The Prarie Series- Laura Ingalls Wilder
Sarah Plain and Tall- Patricia Maclachlan
According to Humphrey Series- Betty G. Birney
How to Talk to Your Dog (Cat)- Jean Craighead George
Hellen Keller's Teacher- Margaret Davidson
Go, Go America- Dan Yaccarino
Class Clown- Johanna Hurwitz
The Year of the Dog- Grace Lin
Henry's Freedom Box- Ellen Levine
Dear Mr. Henshaw-Beverly Cleary
Level R:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series- Jeff Kinney
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory- Roald Dahl
The Girl With a Watering Can- Ewa Zadrzynska
Crush- Gary Paulsen
The Castle in the Attic- Elizabeth Winthrop
Shiloh Series- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Clarice Bean Series- Lauren Child
Brian's Winter- Gary Paulsen
Charlotte's Web- E.B. White
Lost and Found-Oliver Jeffers
The Trumpet of the Swan- E.B. White
More than Anything Else- Marie Bradby
Because of Winn- Dixie- Kate DiCamillo
Stuart Little- EB White
Frindle- Andrew Clements
The Report Card- Andrew Clements
How to Eat Fried Worms-Thomas Rockwell
The Witches- Roald Dahl
The Indian in the Cupboard- Lynne Reid Banks
Hatchet- Gary Paulsen
Big Nate Series- Lincoln Peirce
Dewey- Vicki Myron and Brett Witter
The Year My Parents Ruined My Life- Martha Freeman
Love You, Soldier-Sonja Lamut
Walk Softly, Rachel- Kate Banks
The Door to Time- Pierdomenico Baccallario
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?- Jean Fritz
Level S:
Percy Jackson Series- Rick Riordan
Someone Else's Shoes- Caela Anne Provost
Robinhood of Sherwood Forest- Ann McGovern
The Return of the Indian- Lynne Reid Banks
Little Big League- Ronald Kidd
Matilda- Roald Dahl
The Borrowers- Mary Norton
The Rough-Faced Girl- Rafe Martin
Smile- Raina Telgemeier
My Teacher is an Alien- Bruce Coville
Dragon's Nest- Jennifer Rowe
Pink and Say- Patricia Polacco
My Life in Dog Years- Gary Paulsen
Warriors Series- Erin Hunter
Granny Torelli Makes Soup- Sharon Creech
Stumptown Kid- Carol Gorman
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu- Wendy Wan-Long Sheng
What's Your Angle, Pythagorus? - Julie Ellis
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? - Jean Fritz
The Dragon Prophecy- Geronimo Stilton
Big Nate Goes For Broke- Lincoln Peirce
Secret Holes- Pansie Hart Flood
The Figure in the Shadows- Mercer Mayer
The Silver Spoon- Soloman Snow
Martin's Big Words- Doreen Rappaport
Alida's Song- Gary Paulsen
The Doll People- Ann M. Martin
A Night Without Stars- James Howe
Dear America Series (some)- Various
Fifth Grade
Level T:
The Secret Tree- Natalie Standiford
Love That Dog- Sharon Creech
John, Paul, George, and Ben- Lane Smith
Bridge to Terabithia- Katherine Paterson
Chronicles of Narnia Series- C.S. Lewis
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
How to Steal a Dog- Barbara O'Connor
Al Capone Does My Shirts- Gennifer Choldenko
How to Train Your Dragon- Cressida Cowell
My Side of The Mountain- Jean Craighead George
Toliver's Secret- Esther Brady
Brian's Return- Gary Paulsen
SOS Titanic- Eve Bunting
Harriet the Spy- Louise Fitzhugh
My Life in Dog Years- Gary Paulsen
Saving Grace- Priscilla Cummings
My Secret Guide to Paris- Lisa Schroeder
Boys will be Boyds Series- Sarah Weeks
The Art of Keeping Cool- Janet Taylor Lisle
Treasure Hunters- James Patterson
The Transall Saga- Gary Paulsen
Babe and Me- Dan Gutman
Unschooled- Allan Woodrow
The Supernaturalist- Eoin Colfer
Goosebumps Series- R.L. Stine
Animorphs Series- K.A. Applegate
Olivia Kidney and the Exit Academy- Ellen Potter and Peter H. Reynolds
Hidden Roots- Joseph Bruchac
Infinity Ring Series- Matthew J. Kirby
Blind Faith- Ellen Witlinger
Level U:
Dear America Series- Various
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains- Scott O'Dell
The Tale of Despereaux- Kate DiCamillo
Holes- Louis Sachar
The BFG- Roald Dahl
Wonder- R.J. Palacio
The City of Ember- Jeanne DuPrau
Ella Enchanted- Gail Carson Levine
Tuck Everlasting- Natalie Babbitt
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz- L. Frank Baum
Number the Stars- Lois Lowry
Tangerine- Edward Bloor
The Ghosts's Grave- Peg Kehret
Julie of The Wolves- Jean Craighead George
The Thief Lord- Cornelia Funke
Umbrella Summer- Lisa Graffe
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Crash- J.G. Ballard
Return of the Homework Machine- Dan Gutman
Spaceheadz Series- Jon Scieszka
The Flame of Olympus- Kate O'Hearn
Castle in the Air- Diana Wynne Jones
A Diamond in the Desert- Kathryn Fitzmorris
The 39 Clues Series- Patrick Carman
Make Like a Tree and Leave- Paula Danziger
The Dogs Of Winter- Bobbie Pyron
The Tiger's Apprentice- Laurence Yep
Circle of Secrets- Kimberley Griffiths Little
Dancing Carl- Gary Paulsen
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life- Wendy Mass
Up on Cloud Nine- Anne Fine
Being Danny's Dog- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Hypnotists- Gordon Korman
Sixth Grade
Level V:
Everything on a Waffle- Polly Horvath
Rascal- Sterling North
Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll
Absolutely Normal Chaos-Sharon Creech
A Series of Unfortunate Events- Lemony Snickett
Stargirl-Jerry Spinelli
Island of the Blue Dolphins- Scott O'Dell
Harry Potter Series (Some)- J.K. Rowling
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life-James Patterson
A Year Down Yonder-Richard Peck
Ungifted- Gordon Korman
A Mango-Shaped Space- Wendy Mass
A Dog's Purpose- W. Bruce Cameron
Fourmile- Watt Key
Schooled- Gordon Korman
The Dragon Chronicles- Susan Fletcher
The Wanderer- Sharon Creech
Blindsided- Priscilla Cummings
Blue Fingers- Cheryl Alward Whitesel
Summer Ball- Mike Lupica
Lawn Boy- Gary Paulsen
Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson- Barry Denenberg
Absolutely Almost- Lisa Graff
Serafina and the Black Cloak- Robert Beatty
A Wind in the Door- Madeline L'Engle
Soldier's Heart- Gary Paulsen
Troubling a Star- Madeline L'Engle
Gregor the Overlander- Suzanne Collins
Princess in Disguise- E.D. Baker
Woof- Spencer Quinn
Jip- Katherine Patterson
The Tent- Gary Paulsen
A Young Patriot- Jim Murphy
The Ghost Belonged to Me- Richard Peck
Paint the Wind- Pam Munoz Ryan
Level W:
Same Sun Here- Neela Vaswani and Silas House
The Phantom Tollbooth-Norton Juster
Freak the Mighty- Rodman Philbrick
Maniac Magee- Jerry Spinelli
The Invention of Hugo Cabret-Brian Selznick
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry- Mildred D. Taylor
Crispin- Avi
Harry Potter Series (Some)-J.K. Rowling
Walk Two Moons- Sharon Creech
A Wrinkle In Time- Madeline L'Engle
The Witch of Blackbird Pond- Elizabet George Speare
Heart of a Samurai-Margi Preus
The Graveyard Book- Neil Gaiman
Heartbeat-Peter Walker
If I Stay- Gayle Foreman
Captain Courageous- Rudyard Kipling
Let Them Play- Chris Ellison
The Book of Bad Things- Dan Poblocki
Little Women- Louisa May Alcott
Ark Angel- Anthony Horowitz
The Wolf Princess- Cathryn Constable
Missing May- Cynthia Rylant
Day of Tears- Julius Lester
Coraline- Neil Gaiman
The Game of Silence- Louise Erdrich
The Lost Garden- Laurence Yep
Macarons at Midnight- Suzanne Nelson
Heartbeat- Sharon Creech
Hoot- Carl Hiassen
The Moorchild- Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Stowaway-Karen Hesse
Eden's Wish- M. Tara Crowl
Seventh Grade:
Level X:
Call it Courage-Armstrong Sperry
Gathering Blue- Lois Lowry
The Wednesday Wars- Gary D. Schmidt
The Devil's Arithmetic- Jane Yolen
Fly By Night- Francis Hardinge
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg- Rodman Philbrick
Peter and The Starcatchers- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Never War- D.J. MacHale
The Land of Stories Series- Chris Colfer
The Little Prince- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Savvy- Ingrid Law
The Heroes of Olympus Series- Rick Riordan
Where the Red Fern Grows- Wilson Rawls
The Host- Stephenie Meyer
Georgie's Moon- Chris Woodworth
The Breadwinner- Arvella Whitmore
Wings of Fire Series- Tui T. Sutherland
Singing Hands- Delia Ray
The False Prince-Jennifer A. Nielsen
Alex Rider Series- Anthony Horowitz
The Dark is Rising- Susan Cooper
Princess of the Midnight Ball- Jessica Day George
War Horse- Michael Morpurgo
The Invisible Man- H.G. Wells
Before We Were Free- Julia Alvarez
Saving Sky- Diane Stanley
Listening For Lions- Gloria Whelan
Hoops- Walter Dean Myers
The Yound Landlords- Walter Dean Myers
A Girl Named Disaster- Nancy Farmer
The Lightning Queen- Laura Resau
The Wreckers- Ian Lawrence
Inkspell- Cornelia Funke
Homeless Bird- Gloria Whelan
My Thirteenth Winter- Samantha Abeel
Hidden- Helen Frost
You Don't Know Me- David Klass
Justice- Jeffrey Salane
Eighth Grade
Level Y:
The Giver- Lois Lowry
Messenger- Lois Lowry
Artemis Fowl Series- Eoin Colfer
The Call of the Wild- Jack London
Anne of Avonlea- L.M. Montgomery
I am Malala- Malala Yousafzai
Okay For Now- Gary D. Schmidt
Diary of Anne Frank- Anne Frank
A Corner of the Universe- Ann M. Martin
The Silent Boy- Lois Lowry
Cinder- Marissa Meyer
Eragon- Christopher Paolini
The Wall- Marlen Haushofer
Rodzina- Karen Cushman
The Maze Runner- James Dashner
Harry Potter Series (some)- J.K. Rowling
The Shadow Throne- Jennifer A. Neilsen
Magnus Chase Series- Rick Riordan
Maximum Ride Series- James Patterson
Victory- Susan Cooper
That Summer- Sarah Dessen
The World at Her Fingertips- Joan Dash
Loot- Jude Watson
Spy!- Anna Myers
Chosen- Ted Dekker
After Ever After- Jordan Sonnenblick
Finding Miracles- Julia Alvarez
Doll Bones- Eliza Wheeler
The School of Good and Evil Series- Soman Chainani
An Elephant in the Garden- Michael Morpugo
Call Waiting- R.L. Stine
Jackaby- William Ritter
The Scourge- Jennifer A. Nielsen
Untwine- Edwidge Danticat
When the Butterflies Came- Kimberley Griffiths Little
The Voice that Challenged a Nation- Russell Freedman
Don't Judge a Girl By Her Cover- Ally Carter
Unfriended- Rachel Vail
Tomboy of the Air- Julie Cummins
Bird- Angela Johnson
The Weight of Water- Sarah Crossan
The Age of Miracles- Karen Thompson Walker
The Black Canary- Jane Louise Curry
My Brother Sam is Dead- Christopher Collier
The Writing on the Wall- Wendy Lichtman
Level Z:
The Hunger Games Series- Suzanne Collins
Divergent Trilogy- Veronica Roth
Harry Potter Series (some)- JK Rowling
The Hobbit- JRR Tolkien
Stormbreaker- Anthony Horowitz
Not That Kind of Girl- Siobhan Vivian
The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
The Outsiders- S.E. Hinton
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer- Mark Twain
The Uglies Series- Scott Westerfield
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Matched Series- Ally Condie
I am Number Four- Pittacus Lore
Exodus- Leon Uris
The Time Machine- HG Wells
The Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
I So Don't Do Mysteries- Barry Summy
Animal Farm- George Orwell
Witch and Wizard Series- James Paterson
Kissed- Cameron Dokey
The Night The White Deer Died- Gary Paulsen
Entwined- Heather Dixon
Maus Series- Art Spiegelman
The Crossover- Kwame Alexander
House of Stairs- William Sleater
Clockwork- Phillip Pullman
Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson
The Stone Child- Dan Poblocki
Beautiful Darkness- Margaret Stohl
My Brother's Secret- Dan Smith
The Bar Code Tattoo- Suzanne Weyn
From Bad to Cursed- Katie Alender
Charles and Emma- Deborah Heiligman
Beastly- Alex Flinn
Forevermore- Cindy Miles
The List- Siobhan Vivian
Dead Girls Don't Lie- Jennifer Shaw Wolf
A Summer of Kings- Han Nolan
The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen
The Raven Boys- Maggie Stiefvater
Prom & Prejudice- Elizabeth Eulberg
Scarlet- Marissa Meyer
Treasure Island- Roberrt Louis Stevenson
The Fault in Our Stars- John Green
High School and Higher
Adult Reading Levels (grade 9 and up):
The Help- Kathryn Stockett
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy- JRR Tolkein
The Alchemist- Paolo Coelho
The Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kidd
Water For Elephants- Sara Gruen
My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Piccoult
Cold Mountain- Charles Frazier
Anthem- Ayn Rand
All the Light We Cannot See- Anthony Doerr
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Eleanor and Park- Rainbow Rowell
Shakespeare's Works- William Shakespeare
1984- George Orwell
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime- Mark Haddon
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close- Jonathan Safran Foer
Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
Silver Linings Playbook- Matthew Quick
The Color Purple- Alice Walker
The Iliad and The Odyssey- Homer
Man of La Mancha- Dale Wasserman
Juliet- Anne Fortier
The Five People You Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom
A Beautiful Mind- Sylvia Nasar
Emma- Jane Austen
Catch 22- Joseph Heller
The DaVinci Code- Dan Brown
Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
The Secret Magdalene- Ki Longfellow
The Nightingale- Kristin Hannah
The Invention of Wings-Sue Monk Kidd
Station Eleven- Emily St. John Mandell