Series by Guided Reading Level
The Guided Reading system is based on criteria such as vocabulary, sentence complexity, text structure, and themes and ideas.
F-H (1st grade level)
Biscuit (F) – E Capucilli (Easy Reader)
Dear Dragon (F) – E Hillert (Easy
Reader)
J (1st – 2nd grade level)
Young Cam Jansen – E Adler (Easy
Reader)
L (2nd grade level)
Cam Jansen – J Adler
Babymouse – J741.5 Holm
Pinkalicious – E Kann (Easy Reader)
Horrible Harry – J Kline
Bug, Bear, Boy (G) – E McPhail (Easy
Reader)
Elephant and Piggie (G) – E Willems
(Easy Reader)
I Am… (G/H) – E Marzollo (Easy
Reader)
Danny & the Dinosaur (H) – E Hoff
(Easy Reader)
Little Critter (H) – E Mayer (Easy
Reader)
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I (1 grade level)
Fly Guy – E Arnold (Easy Reader)
Fancy Nancy – E O’Connor (Easy
Reader)
Henry and Mudge – E Rylant (Easy
Reader)
High Rise Private Eyes – E Rylant (Easy
Reader)
Mr. Putter & Tabby – E Rylant (Easy
Reader)
Poppleton – E Rylant (Easy Reader)
Max and Zoe – E Sateren (Easy
Reader)
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa – E Silverman
(Easy Reader)
Berenstain Bears – E Berenstain (Easy
Reader)
Katy Duck – E Capucilli (Easy Reader)
Katie Woo – E Manushkin (Easy
Reader)
Stink – J McDonald
Judy Moody – J McDonald
Shark School – J Ocean
Amelia Bedelia – E Parish (Easy
Reader)
Ricky Ricotta – J Pilkey
Ready Freddy – paperback series
M (2nd grade level)
Ivy & Bean – J Barrows
K (2nd grade level)
Flat Stanley – J Brown, J Pennypacker
Minnie & Moo – E Cazet (Easy Reader)
Boris – J Joyner
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish – J O’Hara
Mia – E Farley (Easy Reader)
Amber Brown Readers – E Danziger
(Easy Reader)
Little Bear – E Minarik (Easy Reader)
Pony Scouts – E Hapka (Easy Reader)
Messy Bessey – E McKissack (Easy
Reader)
Zelda & Ivy – E Kvasnosky (Easy
Reader)
Cobble Street Cousins – J Rylant
Splat the Cat – E Scotten (Easy
Reader)
Frog & Toad – E Lobel (Easy Reader)
Jigsaw Jones – paperback series
Gus & Grandpa – E Mills (Easy Reader)
Katie Kazoo – paperback series
Nate the Great – E Sharmat (Easy
Reader)
Secrets of Droon – paperback series
Eric Carle Readers – E Carle (Easy
Reader)
Oliver & Amanda Pig – E Van Leeuwen
(Easy Reader)
Magic Tree House – J Osborne
Junie B. Jones – J Park
Mercy Watson – J DiCamillo
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N (3rd grade level)
P (3rd grade level)
R (4th grade level)
Franny K. Stein – J Benton
Bad Kitty – J Bruel
Jedi Academy – J 741.5 Brown
Notebooks of Doom – J Cummings
Clementine – J Pennypacker
Allie Finkle – J Cabot
Amber Brown – J Danziger
Captain Underpants – J Pilkey
Book of Ember – J DuPrau
Hardy Boys Secret Files – J Dixon
Sideways Stories – J Sachar
Misty of Chincoteague – J Henry
Lulu – J McKay
Time Warp Trio – J Scieszka
Squish – J 741.5 Holm
Nancy Drew & the Clue Crew – J
Keene
Encyclopedia Brown – J Sobol
Amulet – J 741.5 Kibuishi
A to Z Mysteries – J Roy
Dragonslayers Academy – paperback
series
On the Run, Dive, Kidnapped series – J
Korman
Black Lagoon – paperback series
Rescue Princesses – paperback series
Sarah, Plain and Tall – J MacLachlan
Critter Club – paperback series
Sophie – paperback series
Willow Falls – J Mass
Heidi Heckelbeck – paperback series
Puppy Place – paperback series
Q (4th grade level)
Who is/Who was – JB biographical
information on various people
American Girls – J various authors
O (3rd grade level)
According to Humphrey – J Birney
S (4th-5th grade level)
39 Clues – various authors
Ramona – J Cleary
Fudge – J Blume
Mallory – J Friedman
How to Train Your Dragon – J Cowell
My Weird/Weirder School – J Gutman
Spiderwick Chronicles – J DiTerlizzi
Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the
School – J Clements
Captain Awesome – J Kirby
Piper Reed – J Holt
Genius Files – J Gutman
Babysitter’s Club – J Martin
Bunnicula – J Howe
Emily Windsnap – J Kessler
Geronimo Stilton – J Stilton
Timmy Failure – J Pastis
Whatever After -- J Mlynowski
Boxcar Children – J Warner
Little House – J Wilder
The Boys vs. the Girls – J Naylor
EllRay Jakes – J Warner
Hank Zipzer – J Winkler
Big Nate – J Peirce & J741.5 Peirce
Galaxy Zack – paperback series
Winning Season – J Wallace
Beast Quest – paperback series
Magic Ponies/Kitten/Puppy –
paperback series
Goosebumps – paperback series
Cupcake Diaries – paperback series
Floors – J Carman
Grimmtastic Girls – paperback series
Rainbow Magic Fairies -- paperback
series
I Survived – paperback series
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T (5th grade level)
(more V)
Origami Yoda – J Angleberger
Infinity Ring – J various authors
Art Series – J Balliett
Series of Unfortunate Events – J
Snicket
Penderwicks - - J Birdsall
How to Train Your Dragon – J Cowell
Mysterious Benedict Society – J
Stewart
Joey Pigza – J Gantos
Dear Dumb Diary – paperback series
Baseball Card Adventures – J Gutman
Guardians of Ga’Hoole – paperback
series
Diary of a Wimpy Kid – J Kinney
Everest, Titanic series – J Korman
Wolves of the Beyond – J Lasky
Chronicles of Narnia – J Lewis
Charlie Bone – J Nimmo
Dork Diaries – J Russell
Bone – J 741.5 Smith
Goddess Girls – paperback series
W (6th grade level)
Theodore Boone – J Grisham
Heroes of Olympus – YA Riordan
Harry Potter (W) – J & YA Rowling
Wings of Fire – J Sutherland
Golden Mountain Chronicles – J & YA
Yep
U (5th grade level)
Chronicles of Prydain – J Alexander
The Secret Series– J Bosch
Sisters Grimm – J Buckley
Land of Stories – J Colfer
Survivors – Hunter
Spirit Animals – J various authors
V (5th -6th grade level)
Underland Chronicles – J Collins
School of Fear – Daneshvari
Ever After High – J Hale
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