Reading Level Recommendations

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