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Grade levels listed for the following titles are based on publisher information found in Books In Print, as well as from review sources. These are suggestions; the decision as to what is appropriate for your children and what best meets your needs rests with you. We strongly recommend that you read each book in its entirety before sharing it with your children.
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| TITLE | AUTHOR | GRADE |
| A. Lincoln and Me | Borden | K-3 |
| Across Five Aprils | Hunt | 5-8 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Twain | 5+ |
| Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Treehouse) | Osborne | 1-4 |
| Amelia Bedelia | Parish | K-3 |
| Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping | Parish | K-3 |
| Among the Hidden | Haddix | 5-8 |
| Angels and Demons | Brown | 10+ |
| Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl | Frank | 6+ |
| Around the World in a Hundred Years | Fritz | 4-7 |
| Arthur's Chicken Pox | Brown | K-3 |
| Arthur's Computer Disaster | Brown | K-3 |
| Arthur's Eyes | Brown | K-3 |
| Arthur's Thanksgiving | Brown | K-3 |
| Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky | Ringold | K-3 |
| The Bad Beginning | Snicket | 4-7 |
| Because of Winn-Dixie | DiCamillo | 4-6 |
| The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Robinson | 4-6 |
| The Best School Year Ever | Robinson | 4-6 |
| Brian's Song | Blinn | 7-12 |
| Bridge to Terabithia | Paterson | 4-6 |
| The Bronze Bow | Speare | 5-8 |
| Bud, Not Buddy | Curtis | 4-6 |
| Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery | Howe | 4-6 |
| Caddie Woodlawn | Brink | 4-6 |
| Caleb's Story | MacLachlan | 3-6 |
| Call it Courage | Sperry | 5-8 |
| The Call of the Wild | London | 5-8 |
| The Castle in the Attic | Winthrop | 3-6 |
| Cat in the Hat | Seuss | K-3 |
| The Cay | Taylor | 4-7 |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Dahl | 4-6 |
| Charlotte's Web | White | 3-6 |
| The Children of Willesden Lane | Golabek | 6+ |
| The Chocolate War | Cormier | 7-12 |
| The Circuit | Jimenez | 6-8 |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Bridwell | K-3 |
| Cricket in Times Square | Selden | 3-6 |
| Curious George | Rey | K-3 |
| The Da Vinci Code | Brown | 10+ |
| The Day I Saw My Father Cry | Cosby | 1-3 |
| A Day No Pigs Would Die | Peck | 7-12 |
| Days with Frog and Toad | Lobel | K-3 |
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | Cleary | 4-6 |
| The Devil's Arithmetic | Yolen | 5-9 |
| Dingoes at Dinnertime (Magic Treehouse) | Osborne | 1-4 |
| Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Treehouse) | Osborne | 1-4 |
| The Double Life of Pocahontas | Fritz | 5-7 |
| The Enormous Egg | Butterworth | 3-6 |
| Fantasy books (set) | Various Authors | 5-10 |
| Flat Stanley | Brown | K-3 |
| Frog and Toad are Friends | Lobel | K-2 |
| From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Konigsburg | 4-6 |
| Gary Paulsen - Various Titles | Paulsen | 5-10 |
| Gathering Blue | Lowry | 5-9 |
| George Washington's Socks | Woodruff | 3-6 |
| The Giver | Lowry | 6-8 |
| The Great Gatsby | Fitzgerald | 8+ |
| The Grouchy Ladybug | Carle | K-2 |
| Gus and Grandpa | Mills | K-2 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Rowling | 4-9 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Rowling | 4-9 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Rowling | 4-9 |
| Hatchet | Paulsen | 5-8 |
| Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body | Strasser | 3-6 |
| Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body | Strasser | 4-6 |
| Henry and Mudge | Rylant | 1-3 |
| The Hobbit | Tolkien | 5+ |
| Holes | Sachar | 6-8 |
| The House of Dies Drear | Hamilton | 5-7 |
| I Hate Mathematics! Book | Burns | 5+ |
| The Incredible Journey | Burnford | 3-6 |
| The Indian in the Cupboard | Reid-Banks | 4-6 |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins | O'Dell | 5-8 |
| It's All Greek To Me (Time Warp Trio) | Scieszka | 3-6 |
| James and the Giant Peach | Dahl | 3-5 |
| Jane Eyre | Bronte | 8+ |
| Johnny Tremain | Forbes | 3-6 |
| Judy Moody | McDonald | K-2 |
| Julie of the Wolves | George | 5-8 |
| Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder | Park, Barbara | 1-4 |
| Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World | Walter | 3-6 |
| A Kiss for Little Bear | Minarik | K-2 |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Irving | 5-8 |
| Lets Read and Find Out Science: Germs Make Me Sick! | Berger | K-3 |
| Lincoln: a Photobiography | Freedman | 3-6 |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Lewis | 4-7 |
| Little Bear | Minarik | K-2 |
| Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring | Tolkien | 6+ |
| The Magic Fan | Baker | K-3 |
| Maniac Magee | Spinelli | 3-6 |
| Matilda | Dahl | 3-6 |
| The Meanest Thing to Say | Cosby | 1-3 |
| The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Cleary | 3-6 |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins | Atwater | 3-5 |
| Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog | Rylant | K-3 |
| Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | O'Brien | 4-7 |
| Mystery books (set) | Various Authors | 4-8 |
| Nightjohn | Paulsen | 5-8 |
| The Not So Jolly Roger (Time Warp Trio) | Scieszka | 3-6 |
| Nothing Wrong with a Three Legged Dog | McNamee | 3-6 |
| Number the Stars | Lowry | 4-6 |
| Old Yeller | Gipson | 3-6 |
| Oliver Pig at School | Van Leeuwen | 1-3 |
| The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog | Erickson | 3-6 |
| Orphan of Ellis Island | Woodruff | 3-6 |
| Out of the Silent Planet | Lewis | 8+ |
| The Outsiders | Hinton | 6-8 |
| Owl at Home | Lobel | K-2 |
| Pedro's Journal | Conrad | 3-6 |
| Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors | Howe | K-2 |
| Pirates Past Noon (Magic Treehouse) | Osborne | 1-4 |
| Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Magic Treehouse) | Osborne | K-3 |
| Poppleton and Friends | Rylant | K-2 |
| Preserving Our Legacy - Spring Hill Historic Home | 5 | |
| The Reptile Room | Snicket | 3-6 |
| Robinson Crusoe | Defoe | 6-8 |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Taylor | 6-8 |
| Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat | Giff | K-2 |
| Running Out of Time | Haddix | 3-6 |
| Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes | Coerr | 3-6 |
| Sammy the Seal | Hoff | K-2 |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall | MacLachlan | 3-5 |
| Shades of Gray | Reeder | 3-6 |
| Shh! We're Writing the Constitution | Fritz | 2-5 |
| Shiloh | Naylor | 3-6 |
| Sign of the Beaver | Speare | 5-7 |
| Signing for Kids | Flodin | 3-6 |
| A Single Shard | Park, Linda Sue | 3-6 |
| Skinnybones | Park, Barbara | 3-6 |
| Skylark | MacLachlan | 3-6 |
| Sounder | Armstrong | 4-6 |
| Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims | Bulla | 2-4 |
| Stone Fox | Gardiner | 2-4 |
| Stone Soup | McGovern | K-3 |
| The Story of Sacajawea | Rowland | 3-6 |
| The Story of Thomas Alva Edison | Davidson | 2-3 |
| Stuart Little | White | 3-6 |
| Summer of the Swans | Byars | 4-6 |
| Superfudge | Blume | 3-5 |
| Surviving the Applewhites | Tolan | 3-6 |
| Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing | Blume | 3-5 |
| Tangerine | Bloor | 7-10 |
| There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom | Sachar | 4-6 |
| Tigers at Twilight (Magic Treehouse) | Osborne | K-3 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Lee | 6-9 |
| Trumpet of the Swan | White | 3-6 |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 3-6 |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | Albom | 10+ |
| Two Under Par | Henkes | 3-6 |
| Uniquely Ohio | Shonberg | 3-5 |
| The War with Grandpa | Smith | 4-6 |
| The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 | Curtis | 4-7 |
| The Westing Game | Raskin | 4-7 |
| Where the Red Fern Grows | Rawls | 5-9 |
| The Whipping Boy | Fleischman | 4-7 |
| Whirligig | Fleischman | 7-12 |
| Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears | Aardema | 1-3 |
| The Wish Giver | Brittain | 4-6 |
| The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Speare | 5-8 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | L'Engle | 5-8 |
| A Year Down Yonder | Peck | 5 |
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| updated: November 13, 2007 |