SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level Type
6.0
10.0
UG
Fiction
6.9
16.0 MG Fiction
8.8
18.0
UG
Fiction
8.1
19.0
UG
Fiction
7.9
33.0 MG Fiction
7.4
15.0 MG Fiction
5.3
3.0 MG Fiction
12.0
27.0
UG
Fiction
8.4
22.0
Fiction
5.3
8.0 MG Fiction
5.0
4.0 MG Fiction
5.6
1.0
UG
Fiction
5.5
11.0 MG Fiction
7.2
8.0 MG Fiction
7.4
7.0 MG Fiction
7.5
9.0 MG Fiction
7.4
7.0 MG Fiction
7.0
7.0 MG Fiction
6.2
7.0 MG Non‐Fiction
4.2
8.0 MG Fiction
6.6
5.0
UG
Non‐Fiction
5.8
7.0
UG
Fiction
6.2
9.0
UG
Fiction
7.5
10.0
UG
Non‐Fiction
7.9
33.0
UG
Fiction
11.3
23.0
UG
Fiction
10.4
21.0
UG
Fiction
6.3
13.0 MG Fiction
6.0
11.0
Fiction
7.4
5.0 MG Fiction
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Author
Adams, Richard
Alcott, Louisa May
Alcott, Louisa May
Alcott, Louisa May
Alcott, Louisa May
Alcott, Louisa May
Armstrong, William H.
Austen, Jane
Austen, Jane
Avi
Babbit, Natalie
Bach, Richard
Bagnold, Enid
Barrie, James M.
Baum, L. Frank
Baum, L. Frank
Baum, L. Frank
Baum, L. Frank
Benge, Janet
Berlin, Eric
Bernall, Misty
Boyne, John
Bradbury, Ray
Braithwaite, E.R.
Bronte, Charlotte
Brontë, Emily Bunyan, John
Burnett, Frances
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Carroll, Lewis
Title
Watership Down
Jack and Jill
Jo's Boys (Unabridged) (Little Women #3)
Little Men (Little Women #2)
Little Women (Books I & II) (Unabridged)
Little Women: Book One (Little Women #1)
Sounder
Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged)
Sense and Sensibility (Unabridged)
True Confessions of Charlotte Davis
Tuck Everlasting
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
National Velvet
Peter Pan/Peter Pan and Wendy (Unabridged)
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
Emerald City of Oz, The
Ozma of Oz
Wizard of Oz, The
Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime
Puzzling World of Winston Breen, The
She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Martian Chronicles, The
To Sir, With Love
Jane Eyre (Unabridged)
Wuthering Heights (Unabridged)
Pilgrim's Progress, The
Secret Garden, The (Unabridged)
Little Princess, A (Unabridged)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level Type
7.4
5.0 MG Fiction
6.8
11.0 MG+ Non‐Fiction
5.7
8.0
UG
Fiction
5.9
12.0
UG
Fiction
6.2
9.0
UG
Fiction
6.9
9.0 MG+ Non‐Fiction
11.6
18.0 MG Fiction
12.0
32.0
UG
Fiction
4.9
9.0 MG Fiction
4.3
8.0 MG Fiction
5.0
8.0 MG Fiction
12.3
27.0
UG
Fiction
3.9
3.0 MG Fiction
6.7
5.0 MG Fiction
8.2
6.0 MG Fiction
9.5
66.0
UG
Fiction
7.6
7.0 MG Fiction
9.2
35.0
UG
Fiction
10.7
13.0 MG Fiction
11.3
33.0
UG
Fiction
11.3
33.0
UG
Fiction
8.2
14.0 MG Fiction
7.0
18.0 MG Fiction
8.8
16.0 MG Fiction
8.8
13.0 MG Fiction
8.3
11.0
UG
Fiction
7.9
11.0
UG
Fiction
8.8
34.0
UG
Fiction
11.3
42.0
UG
Fiction
5.0
9.0 MG Fiction
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Author
Carroll, Lewis
Carson, Ben
Christie, Agatha
Christie, Agatha
Christie, Agatha
Colum, Padraic
Cooper, James Fenimore
Cooper, James Fenimore
Creech, Sharon
Crew, Linda
Curtis, Christopher
Defoe, Daniel
DiCamillo, Kate
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles
Dodge, Mary
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Dumas, Alexandre
Dumas, Alexandre
DuPrau, Jeanne
Title
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Alice in Wonderland
Gifted Hands
And Then There Were None
Death on the Nile
Murder on the Orient Express
Children's Homer, The
Last of the Mohicans, The (Abridged)
Last of the Mohicans, The (Unabridged)
Walk Two Moons
Children of the River
Bud, Not Buddy
Robinson Crusoe (Unabridged)
Because of Winn Dixie
Christmas Carol, A (Unabridged)
David Copperfield (Abridged)
David Copperfield (Unabridged)
Great Expectations (Abridged)
Great Expectations (Unabridged)
Oliver Twist (Abridged)
Oliver Twist (Unabridged)
Oliver Twist (Unabridged)
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (Unabridged)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (Claremont)
Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes, The (Unabridged)
Hound of the Baskervilles, The
Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Count of Monte Cristo, The (Abridged)
Three Musketeers (Unabridged)
City of Ember, The
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SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level
4.9
11.0 MG
4.0
7.0
UG
6.2
31.0
UG
5.3
7.0 MG
5.2
7.0 MG
5.9
13.0 MG
5.3
16.0 MG
5.9
4.0 MG
4.9
16.0 MG
4.8
13.0 MG
4.6
13.0
UG
4.7
8.0
UG
5.0
6.0 MG
5.8
6.0 MG
5.7
6.0 MG
5.2
6.0 MG
4.5
6.0 MG
5.2
4.0
UG
6.0
10.0 MG
5.0
5.0 MG
5.8
14.0
UG
6.8
31.0 MG+
Series BL range: 6.5‐6.8
6.5
25.0 MG+
8.1
11.0 MG
5.2
9.0 MG
5.5
4.0 MG
7.0
11.0
UG
5.0
9.0 MG
6.0
5.0 MG+
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Type
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Author
DuPrau, Jeanne
Edgerton, Clyde
Edmonds, Walter D.
Enright, Elizabeth
Farley, Walter
Forbes, Esther
Freedman, Benedict
Fritz, Jean
Funke, Cornelia
Funke, Cornelia
Gaines, Ernest J.
George, Jean Craighead
George, Jean Craighead
George, Jean Craighead
George, Jean Craighead
George, Jean Craighead
George, Jean Craighead
Gibson, Williams
Gilbreth, Frank
Gipson, Fred
Goldman, William
Graham, L.B.
Graham, L.B.
Graham, L.B.
Green, Roger Lancelyn
Greene, Bette
Gregory, Kristina
Griffin, J.H.
Haddix, Margaret
Hamilton, Bethany
Title
People of Sparks, The
Walking Across Egypt
Drums Along the Mohawk
Gone Away Lake
Black Stallion, The
Johnny Tremain
Mrs. Mike
Double Life of Pocahontas, The
Dragon Rider
Thief Lord, The
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The
Frightful's Mountain (My Side of the Mountain, #3)
Julie (Book #2)
Julie of the Wolves (Book #1)
Julie's Wolf Pack (Book #3)
My Side of the Mountain (My Side of the Mountain, #1)
On the Far Side of the Mountain (My Side of the Mountain, #2)
Miracle Worker, The
Cheaper by the Dozen
Old Yeller
Princess Bride, The
Beyond the Summerland (Binding of the Blade series #1)
Binding of the Blade, The (series) Note: 2 of the 4 books in this series are not AR.
Bringer of Storms (Binding of the Blade series #2)
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (Unabridged)
Summer of My German Soldier
Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, The
Black Like Me
Found
Soul Surfer
Page 3 of 9
SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level
8.2
20.0
UG
4.8
9.0 MG
5.5
5.0
UG
4.9
6.0
UG
5.1
4.0
UG
6.8
26.0
UG
6.7
23.0
UG
6.7
26.0
UG
8.4
9.0
UG
8.0
14.0
UG
5.2
9.0 MG
4.5
6.0
UG
11.8
38.0
UG
6.6
10.0 MG
Series BL range: 4.9‐6.3
7.4
13.0
UG
6.7
7.0 MG
5.6
13.0 MG
5.6
13.0 MG
5.4
12.0 MG
6.1
14.0 MG
6.8
12.0
UG
7.4
11.0 MG
8.0
9.0
UG
7.4
20.0
Series BL range: 4.5‐5.5
6.9
5.0
UG
4.6
8.0 MG
4.1
8.0 MG+
5.0
2.0 MG
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Type
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Author
Hamilton, Edith
Hamilton, Virginia
Hansberry, Lorraine
Hansberry, Lorraine
Hemingway, Ernest
Herriot, James
Herriot, James
Herriot, James
Hersey, John
Heyerdahl, Thor
Hiaasen, Carl
Holt, Kimberly Willis
Hugo, Victor
Hunt, Irene
Jacques, Brian
Junger, Sebastian
Juster, Norton
Kay, Elizabeth
Kay, Elizabeth
Kay, Elizabeth
Keith, Harold
Keller, Helen
Kingsley, Charles
Kipling, Rudyard
Kipling, Rudyard
L'Engle, Madeleine Lester, Julius
Levine, Gail Carson
Levine, Gail Carson
Levine, Karen
Title
Mythology
House of Dies Drear
Raisin in the Sun
Raisin in the Sun, A (Unfilmed Original Screenplay)
Old Man and the Sea, The
All Creatures Great and Small
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Wise and Wonderful
Hiroshima
Kon‐Tiki
Hoot
Willis When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Hunchback of Notre‐Dame, The (Unabridged)
Across Five Aprils
Redwall (series). There are 23 books in this series. Individual books not listed here.
Perfect Storm, The
Phantom Tollbooth, The
Back to the Divide (sequel to The Divide)
Divide, The
Jinx on the Divide (sequel to Back to the Divide)
Rifles for Watie
Story of My Life, The
Heroes, The ???
Captains Courageous
Jungle Book, The (Books I & II)
Wrinkle in Time series
To Be A Slave
Ella Enchanted
Fairest
Hana's Suitcase
Page 4 of 9
SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level
5.6
8.0 MG
5.6
7.0 MG
5.7
6.0
mg
5.4
6.0 MG
7.4
10.0
UG
5.7
7.0 MG
8.8
7.0
UG
5.7
8.0 MG
5.9
9.0 MG
8.0
7.0 MG
7.4
13.0 MG
7.0
8.0
UG
5.7
7.0 MG
6.1
8.0 MG
3.9
8.0 MG+
6.2
29.0
UG
8.1
22.0 MG
4.6
4.0
UG
6.7
14.0 MG
4.6
5.0 MG
10.3
42.0
UG
8.6
16.0
7.3
18.0 MG
Series BL range: 5.9‐8.6
6.0
16.0 MG
6.3
12.0
5.9
14.0
6.1
13.0 MG
6.4
7.0
UG
7.6
14.0 MG
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Type
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Author
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
Lewis, C.S.
London, Jack
London, Jack
Lord, Walter
Lowry, Lois
MacDonald, George
Magoon, Kekta
Marshall, Catherine
Maxwell, B.E.
McDaniel, Lurlene
McGraw, Eloise Jarvis
McKissack, Pat
Melville, Herman
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Title
Horse and His Boy, The (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
Last Battle, The (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) (Unabridged)
Magician's Nephew, The (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
Out of the Silent Planet
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
Screwtape Letters, The
Silver Chair, The (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
Call of the Wild, The
White Fang (Unabridged)
Night to Remember, A
Giver, The
Princess and the Goblins, The
Rock and the River, The
Christy
Faerie Door, The
Six Months to Live
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, A Slave Girl, A
Moby‐Dick, or, The Whale
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged) (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables series
Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #6)
Anne of the Island (Unabridged) (Anne of Green Gables, #3)
Anne of Windy Poplars/Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Green Gables, #4)
Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)
Kilmeny of the Orchard
Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables, #7)
Page 5 of 9
SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level
7.9
16.0 MG
6.4
14.0
UG
7.9
10.0 MG
7.9
23.0
UG
9.0
6.0
UG
7.6
4.0 MG
7.6
4.0
UG
8.5
5.0 MG
5.0
4.0 MG
5.1
8.0 MG
5.4
4.0 MG
5.4
6.0 MG
4.9
4.0 MG
8.0
15.0
UG
7.8
45.0
UG
7.0
36.0
UG
7.0
36.0
UG
5.6
25.0
UG
7.5
49.0
UG
8.5
22.0
UG
4.6
5.0 MG
5.7
8.0 MG
Series BL range: 2.0‐5.2
5.7
7.0 MG
5.7
2.0 MG
5.5
5.0 MG+
4.4
4.0
UG
6.1
25.0
UG
6.0
11.0
UG
8.6
21.0 MG
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Type
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Author
Montgomery, L.M.
Montgomery, L.M.
Mowat, Farley
Mullen, P.H.
Murphy, Jim
Murphy, Jim
Murphy, Jim
Murphy, Jim
Myers, Walter Dean
O'Brien, Robert
O'Dell, Scott
O'Dell, Scott
O'Dell, Scott
Orczy, B. Emma
Paolini, Christopher
Paolini, Christopher
Paolini, Christopher
Paolini, Christopher
Paolini, Christopher
Parkman, Francis
Paterson, Katherine
Paterson, Katherine
Patterson, James
Paulsen, Gary
Paulsen, Gary
Paulsen, Gary
Peck, Robert Newton
Perretti, Frank
Pfetzer Mark
Pyle, Howard
Title
Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8)
Story Girl, The
Dog Who Wouldn't Be, The
Gold in the Water
American Plague, An
Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America
Great Fire, The
Inside the Alamo
Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier/We Were Heroes, The
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH/The Secret of NIMH
Black Pearl, The
Island of the Blue Dolphin
Sing Down the Moon
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Unabridged)
Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Eldest
Eldest (Inheritance Cycle, #2)
Eragon (Inheritance Cycle, #1)
Inheritance (Inheritance Cycle, #4)
Oregon Trail, The
Bridge to Terabithia
Jacob Have I Loved
Maximum Ride series
Hatchet
Soldier's Heart
Woods Runner
Day No Pigs Would Die, A
This Present Darkness
Within Reach: My Everest Story
Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, The
Page 6 of 9
SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level
5.3
8.0 MG
5.0
19.0
UG
4.8
13.0 MG
4.9
11.0 MG
4.9
6.0 MG
5.5
5.0 MG
4.7
13.0 MG
Series BL range: 4.1‐5.0
4.6
9.0 MG
4.2
10.0 MG
8.0
17.0
UG
5.5
12.0 MG
6.7
14.0 MG
6.9
34.0 MG+
6.8
32.0 MG
7.2
29.0 MG+
7.2
44.0 MG
6.7
18.0 MG
5.5
12.0 MG
5.3
6.0 MG
4.6
7.0 MG
5.0
2.0 MG
4.0
8.0 MG+
5.5
7.0
UG
12.9
40.0
UG
6.3
9.0
UG
12.4
17.0
UG
4.9
5.0 MG
5.7
9.0 MG
6.0
5.0 MG
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Type
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Non‐Fiction
Author
Raskin, Ellen
Rawlings, Marjorie
Rawls, Wilson
Rawls, Wilson
Regan, Dian Curtis
Richter, Conrad
Riordan, Rick
Riordan, Rick
Riordan, Rick
Riordan, Rick
Robinson, Jackie
Rowling, J.K.
Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Ryan, Pam Munoz
Sachar, Louis
Saint Exupery, A.
Salisbury, Graham
Schaefer, Jack
Scott, Walter
Service, Pamela
Shelley, Mary
Speare, Elizabeth
Speare, Elizabeth
Spinelli, Jerry
Title
Westing Game, The
Yearling, The
Summer of Monkeys
Where the Red Fern Grows
Princess Nevermore
Light in the Forest, The
Lightning Thief, The (Percy Jackson series)
Percy Jackson series
Sea of Monsters, The (Percy Jackson series #2)
Titan's Curse, The (Percy Jackson series)
I Never Had It Made
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book #2)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book #7)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book #4)
Harry Potter and the Half‐Blood Prince (Book #6)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book #5)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book #3)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book #1)
Esperanza Rising
Holes
Little Prince, The
Under the Blood Red Sun
Shane
Ivanhoe
Reluctant God, The
Frankenstein (Unabridged)
Sign of the Beaver, The
Witch of Blackbird Pond, The
Knots in My Yo‐Yo String
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SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level Type
4.7
5.0 MG Fiction
4.2
6.0
UG
Fiction
8.2
16.0 MG Fiction
6.2
6.0 MG Non‐Fiction
9.5
5.0
UG
Fiction
8.3
12.0 MG Fiction
6.1
19.0 MG Fiction
6.3
15.0 MG Fiction
5.6
18.0 MG Fiction
6.8
5.0 MG Non‐Fiction
6.5
5.0 MG Non‐Fiction
13.5
25.0
UG
Fiction
5.7
15.0 MG Fiction
5.7
10.0 MG Fiction
6.6
16.0
UG
Fiction
6.1
29.0
UG
Fiction
6.2
22.0
UG
Fiction
6.3
23.0
UG
Fiction
8.1
12.0 MG+ Fiction
9.2
21.0
UG
Fiction
9.3
12.0 MG Fiction
9.5
13.0 MG Fiction
5.1
11.0 MG Fiction
10.0
28.0 MG Fiction
9.6
12.0 MG Fiction
10.8
41.0 MG Fiction
5.0
11.0 MG Fiction
4.4
16.0 MG Fiction
8.3
3.0 MG Fiction
8.2
13.0
UG
Non‐Fiction
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Author
Spinelli, Jerry
Spinelli, Jerry
Spyri, Johanna
Sterling, Dorothy
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Swift Jonathan
Taylor, Mildred
Taylor, Mildred
Tolkien, J.R.
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Twain, Mark
Twain, Mark
Twain, Mark
Twain, Mark
Ullman, James
Verne, Jules
Verne, Jules
Verne, Jules
Voigt, Cynthia
Voigt, Cynthia
Washburn, Kim
Washington, Booker
Title
Maniac Magee
Stargirl
Heidi (Unabridged)
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Unabridged)
Treasure Island (Unabridged)
Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, The (Book #2)
Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma, The (Book #3)
Mysterious Benedict Society, The (Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
Black Ships Before Troy
Wanderings of Odysseus, The
Gulliver's Travels (Unabridged) ***three adaptations w/BL 6.1‐6.7, too
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Hobbit, The
Fellowship of the Ring, The (Lord of the Rings, Book 1)
Return of the King, The (Lord of the Rings, Book 3)
Two Towers, The (Lord of the Rings, Book 2)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The (Unabridged)
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
Prince and the Pauper, The (Abridged)
Prince and the Pauper, The (Unabridged)
Banner in the Sky
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Unabridged)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Mysterious Island, The
Dicey's Song
Homecoming
Heart of a Champion: The Dominique Dawes Story
Up From Slavery
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SYVCA Middle School Reading Suggestions
Sorted by Author
Parents: This is a compilation of book suggestions from another Christian school as well as some parents of our students. The Christian Academy does not endorse this list. We recommend that you research the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as commonsensemedia.org or amazon.com will help you to learn more about a book, so that you may decide as a family on appropriateness of content. Also check both the title and author to ensure you have the correct book.
The web site www.arbookfind.com has more information about these books as well as detailed search capability which may be helpful, too.
Book Interest Level Points Level Type
7.7
12.0
UG
Fiction
7.4
6.0
UG
Fiction
7.7
9.0
UG
Fiction
7.4
41.0
UG
Fiction
8.1
13.0 MG Fiction
6.5
10.0 MG Fiction
6.8
9.0 MG Fiction
6.4
11.0 MG Fiction
9.7
23.0 MG Fiction
5.5
6.3
UG
Fiction
5.1
18.0
UG
Fiction
6.0
10.0
Fiction
Last Update: 12/18/2013
Author
Wells, H.G.
Wells, H.G.
Wells, Seymore Simon
White, T.H.
Wiggin, Kate Douglas
Wood, Maryrose
Wood, Maryrose
Wood, Maryrose
Wyss, Johann David
Zindel, Paul
Zusak, Mark
Title
First Men in the Moon
Time Machine, The (Unabridged)
Invisible Man, The
Once and Future King
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Hidden Gallery, The (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)
Mysterious Howling, The (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)
Unseen Guest, The (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #3)
Swiss Family Robinson (Unabridged)
Pigman, The
Book Thief, The
Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan
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