Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 500 - 599
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
LEXILE
Magic School Bus: Inside a Hurricane
Joanna Cole
500
Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli
510
Judy Moody, MD: The Doctor is In
Megan McDonald
510
The Absent Author*
Ron Roy
510
Flora & Ulyssess
Kate DiCamillo
520
One for the Murphys
Linda Mullaly Hunt
520
It’s All Greek to Me
Jon Scieszka
530
The Reluctant Pitcher
Matt Christopher
540
Finding the Titanic
Robert D. Ballard
540
Cousins
Virginia Hamilton
550
Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
550
Superfudge
Judy Blume
560
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes
Louis Sachar
560
The Music of Dolphins
Karen Hesse
560
Revolution
Jennifer Donnelly
560
One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
570
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Donald J. Sobol
570
Something Upstairs
Avi
580
The Fighting Ground
Avi
580
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
Gennifer Choldenko
580
I Survived: Hurricane Katrina
Lauren Tarshish
590
Fairest
Gail Carson Levine
590
The Battle of the Labyrinth*
Rick Riordan
590
(Percy Jackson Series)
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range Below 500
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Freedom’s Wings
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
350
The Tower of the Elf King (Secrets of Droon)
Tony Abbott
370
The Slumber Party Secret
Carolyn Keene
390
Quest for the Queen (Secrets of Droon)
Tony Abbott
410
The Kidnapped King
Ron Roy
410
“Who Was that Masked Man, Anyway?”
Avi
420
Baseball Pals
Matt Christopher
420
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
430
The Storm in the Barn
Matt Phelan
430
Trouble at Camp Treehouse
Carolyn Keene
440
Wayside School is Falling Down
Louis Sachar
440
Under the Serpent Sea (Secrets of Droon)
Tony Abbott
450
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Louis Sachar
460
Bluish: A Novel
Virginia Hamilton
460
The Best Detective
Carolyn Keene
460
The Legend of the Red Horse Cavern
Gary Paulsen
470
The Overnight
R.L. Stine
490
Smiles to Go
Jerry Spinelli
490
Fudge-a-Mania
Judy Blume
490
There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom
Louis Sachar
490
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 600 - 699
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
LEXILE
Bluefish
Pat Schmatz
600
Paper Cowboy
Kristin Levine
600
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko
600
Artemis Fowl*
Eoin Colfer
600
Turtle in Paradise
Jennifer L. Holm
610
No More Dead Dogs
Gordon Korman
610
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
610
Mockingbird
Katherine Erskine
630
Stones in Water
Donna Jo Napoli
630
The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke
640
Under a War-Torn Sky†
Laura Elliott
640
The Running Dream
Wendelin Van Draanen
650
The Red Pyramid†
Louis Sachar
460
I Survived: Japanese Tsunami
Lauren Tarshis
650
Other Side of Dark
Joan Lowery Nixon
660
Holes
Louis Sachar
660
Booked
Kwame Alexander
660
The Face on the Milk Carton*
Caroline B. Cooney
660
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
660
I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg 1863
Lauren Tarshis
660
Saving Zasha
Randi G. Barrow
670
Stormbreaker*
Anthony Horowitz
670
The Clockwork Three
Matthew J. Kirby
680
Olive’s Ocean
Kevin Henkes
680
The City of Ember*
Jeanne DuPrau
680
The Selection*
Kiera Cass
680
SOS Titanic
Eve Bunting
690
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range Below 600
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these books. Since
the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview books for appropriate
content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
The Quest for the Queen (Secrets of Droon)
The Kidnapped King
“Who Was that Masked Man, Anyway?”
Baseball Pals
The Storm in the Barn
Trouble at Camp Treehouse
Wayside School is Falling Down
Under the Serpent Sea (Secrets of Droon)
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Bluish. A Novel
The Best Detective
The Legend of the Red Horse Cavern
The Overnight
Smiles to Go
Fudge-a-Mania
There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom
Magic School Bus. Inside a Hurricane
Milkweed
Judy Moody, MD. The Doctor is In
The Absent Author*
The Hamster of the Baskervilles
It’s All Greek to Me
The Reluctant Pitcher
Finding the Titanic
Help, I’m Trapped in My Sister’s Body
Ghosts Don’t Eat Potato Chips
Cousins
Superfudge
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes
The Music of Dolphins
Sarah, Plain and Tall
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Something Upstairs
The Fighting Ground
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
Fairest
Baby-Sitter’s Club Series
The Battle of the Labyrinth*(Percy Jackson Series)
Tony Abbott
Ron Roy
Avi
Matt Christopher
Matt Phelan
Carolyn Keene
Louis Sachar
Tony Abbott
Louis Sachar
Virginia Hamilton
Carolyn Keene
Gary Paulsen
R.L. Stine
Jerry Spinelli
Judy Bloom
Louis Sachar
Joanna Cole
Jerry Spinelli
Megan McDonald
Ron Roy
Bruce Hale
Jon Scieszka
Matt Christopher
Robert D. Ballard
Todd Strasser
Debbie Dadey
Virginia Hamilton
Judy Blume
Louis Sachar
Karen Hesse
Patricia MacLachlan
Donald J. Sobol
Avi
Avi
Gennifer Choldenko
Gail Carson Levine
Ann M. Martin
Rick Riordan
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
410
410
420
420
430
440
440
450
460
460
460
470
490
490
490
490
500
510
510
510
520
530
540
540
540
550
550
560
560
560
560
570
580
580
580
590
500s
590
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 700 - 799
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
I Survived: Hindenberg Disaster
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment*
How to Steal a Dog
I Survived: Joplin Tornado
Legend
Yolonda’s Genius
Swindle
Eragon
The BFG
A Monster Calls
The Thing About Jellyfish
Kira-Kira
The Lightning Thief*
I Survived: Nazi Invasion
I Have a Bad Feeling About This
Cuba 15
The Crossover
Ghost Soldier
Esperanza Rising
Airborn
The Land
The Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
The Sixth Man
Tuck Everlasting
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Rules
Inkheart*
Blue†
Navigating Early
Cinder
Wonder
Chasing Vermeer
Etiquette & Espionage
Series:
Maximum Ride
Lauren Tarshis
James Patterson
Barbara O’Connor
Lauren Tarshis
Marie Lu
Carol Fenner
Gordon Korman
Christopher Paolini
Roald Dahl
Patrick Ness
Ali Benjamin
Cynthia Kadohata
Rick Riordan
Lauren Tarshis
Jeff Strand
Nancy Osa
Kwame Alexander
Elaine Marie Alphin
Pam Munoz Ryan
Kenneth Oppel
Mildred Taylor
John Feinstein
John Feinstein
Natalie Babbitt
Wendy Mass
Cynthia Lord
Cornelia Funke
Joyce Hostetter (local author)
Claire Vanderpool
Marissa Mayer
RJ Palacio
Blue Balliet
Gail Carriger
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
James Patterson
LEXILE
700
700
700
710
710
710
710
710
720
730
740
740
740
740
740
750
750
750
750
760
760
760
760
770
770
780
780
780
780
790
790
770
780
700 – 740
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 500 - 699
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these books. Since
the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview books for appropriate
content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Milkweed
The Absent Author*
It’s All Greek to Me
The Reluctant Pitcher
Finding the Titanic
Ghosts Don’t Eat Potato Chips
Cousins
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes
The Music of Dolphins
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Something Upstairs
The Fighting Ground
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
Fairest
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson Series)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Artemis Fowl*
Turtle in Paradise
No More Dead Dogs
Because of Winn-Dixie
A Year Down Yonder
Almost Starring Skinnybones
Midnight for Charlie Bone*
Wild Girl
The Thief Lord
Under a War-Torn Sky†
Zlata’s Diary
The Red Pyramid†
Holes
The Face on the Milk Carton*
Ruby Holler
Saving Zasha
Stormbreaker*
There’s an Owl in the Shower
The Clockwork Three
The City of Ember*
SOS Titanic
Prom and Prejudice
Jerry Spinelli
Ron Roy
Jon Scieszka
Matt Christopher
Robert D. Ballard
Debbie Dadey
Virginia Hamilton
Louis Sachar
Karen Hesse
Donald J. Sobol
Avi
Avi
Gennifer Choldenko
Gail Carson Levine
Rick Riordan
Gennifer Choldenko
Eoin Colfer
Jennifer L. Holm
Gordon Korman
Kate DiCamillo
Richard Peck
Barbara Park
Jenny Nimmo
Patricia Reilly Giff
Cornelia Funke
Laura Elliott
Zlata Filipovic
Rick Riordan
Louis Sachar
Caroline B. Cooney
Sharon Creech
Randi G. Barrow
Anthony Horowitz
Jean Craighead George
Matthew J. Kirby
Jeanne DuPrau
Eve Bunting
Elizabeth Eulberg
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
510
510
530
540
540
550
550
560
560
570
580
580
580
590
590
600
600
610
610
610
610
620
630
640
640
640
640
650
660
660
660
670
670
670
680
680
690
690
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 800 - 899
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
LEXILE
Moon Over Manifest
Among the Hidden*
Joey Pigza Loses Control*
Crow
Journey Back
A Night Divided
My Side of the Mountain
Scat
Surviving the Applewhites
Blood on the River
Criss Cross
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
I Am Malala: young reader’s edition
Frindle
We Remember the Holocaust
Flush
Mysterious Benedict Society*
Matilda
Serafina and the Black Cloak
A Child Called It
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Truesight
Chicken Boy
Fellowship of the Ring*
*Everlost
Clare Vanderpool
800
Margaret Peterson Haddix
800
Jack Gantos
800
Barbara Wright
800
Priscilla Cummings
810
Jennifer A. Nielsen
810
Jean Craighead George
810
Carl Hiaasen
810
Stephanie Tolan
820
Eliza Carbone
820
Lynne Rae Perkins
820
Brian Selznick
820
Malala Yousafzai/Patrica McCormick 830
Andrew Clements
830
David Adler
830
Carl Hiaasen
830
Trenton Lee Stewart
840
Roald Dahl
840
Robert Beatty
850
Dave Pelzer
850
William Kamkwamba
860
David Stahler
860
Frances O’Roark Dowell
860
J. R. R. Tolkien
860
Neal Shusterman
860
Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen
870
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
J.K. Rowling
880
Princess Academy
Shannon Hale
890
Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf*
Kathryn Lasky
890
*Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
890
Wild Things
Clay Carmichael
890
Return to Sender
Julia Alvarez
890
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 600 - 799
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these books. Since
the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview books for appropriate
content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Artemis Fowl*
Turtle in Paradise
No More Dead Dogs
A Year Down Yonder
Almost Starring Skinnybones
Midnight for Charlie Bone*
Wild Girl
The Thief Lord
Under a War-Torn Sky†
Zlata’s Diary
The Red Pyramid†
Holes
The Face on the Milk Carton*
Ruby Holler
Saving Zasha
Stormbreaker*
There’s an Owl in the Shower
The Clockwork Three
The City of Ember*
SOS Titanic
Prom and Prejudice
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment*
How to Steal a Dog
Yolonda’s Genius
Swindle
A Wrinkle in Time
Kira-Kira
The Lightning Thief*
Cuba 15
Ghost Soldier
Esperanza Rising
Walk Two Moons
Tuck Everlasting
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Chasing Vermeer
Rules
Blue†
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
Gennifer Choldenko
Eoin Colfer
Jennifer L. Holm
Gordon Korman
Richard Peck
Barbara Park
Jenny Nimmo
Patricia Reilly Giff
Cornelia Funke
Laura Elliott
Zlata Filipovic
Rick Riordan
Louis Sachar
Caroline B. Cooney
Sharon Creech
Randi G. Barrow
Anthony Horowitz
Jean Craighead George
Matthew J. Kirby
Jeanne DuPrau
Eve Bunting
Elizabeth Eulberg
James Patterson
Barbara O’Connor
Carol Fenner
Gordon Korman
Madeleine L’Engle
Cynthia Kadohata
Rick Riordan
Nancy Osa
Elaine Marie Alphin
Pam Munoz Ryan
Sharon Creech
Natalie Babbitt
Wendy Mass
Blue Balliet
Cynthia Lord
Joyce Hostetter (local author)
E.L. Konigsburg
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
600
600
610
610
610
620
630
640
640
640
640
650
660
660
660
670
670
670
680
680
690
690
700
700
710
710
740
740
740
750
750
750
770
770
770
770
780
780
700
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 900 - 999
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
The Kite Rider
A Christmas Carol
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Scumble
The Roar
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Bomb
A Single Shard
Dead End in Norvelt
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers
Shutout
Dogsong
Aquamarine
Death Cloud
The Batboy
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe *
The Wednesday Wars
THe Unexpected Everything
The Journey that Saved Curious George
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Bud, Not Buddy
Breakaway
Since You’ve Been Gone
White Fang
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
Missing May
Dovey Coe
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
The Notorious Benedict Arnold
Brown Girl Dreaming
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo
Marines of World War Two
Geraldine McCaughrean
Charles Dickens
Sharon Creech
Ingrid Law
Emma Clayton
Jeff Kinney
Steve Sheinken
Linda Sue Park
Jack Gantos
Steve Sheinken
Brendan Halpin
Gary Paulsen
Alice Hoffman
Andrew Lane
Mike Lupica
Jordan Sonnenblick
C.S. Lewis
Gary D. Schmidt
Morgan Matson
Louise Borden
Jean Fritz
Mildred Taylor
Rodman Philbrick
Christopher Paul Curtis
Alex Morgan
Morgan Matson
Jack London
Phillip Hoose
Cynthia Rylant
Frances O’Roark Dowell
James L. Swanson
Steve Sheinkin
Jacqueline Woodson
Joseph Bruchac
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
900
900
900
900
910
910
920
920
920
930
930
930
940
940
940
940
940
940
950
950
950
950
950
950
960
960
970
970
980
980
980
990
990
910
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 700-899
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
Yolonda’s Genius
Swindle
A Wrinkle in Time
Kira-Kira
The Lightning Thief*
Cuba 15
Ghost Soldier
Esperanza Rising
Walk Two Moons
Tuck Everlasting
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Chasing Vermeer
Rules
Inkheart*
Blue†
Moon Over Manifest
Among the Hidden*
Joey Pigza Loses Control
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
My Side of the Mountain
Scat
Criss Cross
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
Mysterious Benedict Society*
The Tarantula in My Purse: and 172 Other Wild Pets
We Remember the Holocaust
Flush
Matilda
Truesight
Julie of the Wolves
Chicken Boy
Fellowship of the Ring*
Woods Runner
Princess Academy
Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf*
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
James Patterson
Carol Fenner
Gordon Korman
Madeleine L’Engle
Cynthia Kadohata
Rick Riordan
Nancy Osa
Elaine Marie Alphin
Pam Munoz Ryan
Sharon Creech
Natalie Babbitt
Wendy Mass
Blue Balliet
Cynthia Lord
Cornelia Funke
Joyce Hostetter (local author)
Clare Vanderpool
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jack Gantos
Katherine Paterson
Roald Dahl
Jean Craighead George
Carl Hiaasen
Lynne Rae Perkins
Brian Selznick
Trenton Lee Stewart
Jean Craighead George
David Adler
Carl Hiaasen
Roald Dahl
David Stahler
Jean Craighead George
Frances O’Roark Dowell
J. R. R. Tolkien
Gary Paulsen
Shannon Hale
Kathryn Lasky
E. L. Konigsburg
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
700
710
710
740
740
740
750
750
750
770
770
770
770
780
780
780
800
800
800
800
810
810
810
820
820
840
830
830
830
840
860
860
860
860
870
890
890
700
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 1000 - 1099
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Freak the Mighty†
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
I Am Malala
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Boys in the Boat
The Bad Beginning*
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days*
The Best School Year Ever
After Eli
Black Beauty
Hatchet
Saving Shiloh*
The Hobbit
Brian’s Return
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster
Around the World in 80 Days
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Lottery Rose
Elijah of Buxton
Savvy†
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Woodsong
Rodman Philbrick
Gary D. Schmidt
Phillip Hoose
Malala Yousafzai
Christopher Paul Curtis
Daniel James Brown
Lemony Snicket
Jeff Kinney
Barbara Robinson
Rebecca Rupp
Anna Sewell
Gary Paulsen
Phyllis Reynolds
JRR Tolkien
Gary Paulsen
Debra Hopkinson
Jules Verne
Seth Grahame-Smith
Irene Hunt
Christopher Paul Curtis
Ingrid Law
John Boyne
Gary Paulsen
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1010
1010
1020
1020
1020
1020
1020
1030
1030
1040
1070
1070
1070
1070
1070
1080
1090
Blizzard! The Storm That Changed
America
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True
Story About Brain Science
Jim Murphy
1080
John Fleischman
1030
Dear America series
Various Authors
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 800 – 999
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these books. Since
the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview books for appropriate
content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Moon Over Manifest
Among the Hidden*
Joey Pigza Loses Control
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Scat
Criss Cross
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
We Remember the Holocaust
Mysterious Benedict Society*
Matilda
Truesight
Julie of the Wolves
Chicken Boy
The Princess Academy
Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf*
The Kite Rider
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Dear Mr. Henshaw
A Single Shard
Dogsong
Aquamarine
The Batboy
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*
The Wednesday Wars
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Landry News
Everything on a Waffle
Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Bud, Not Buddy
White Fang
The Secret Garden
Missing May
Dovey Coe
Knots in my Yo-Yo String
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Anne of Green Gables
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo
Marines of World War Two
Clare Vanderpool
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jack Gantos
Katherine Paterson
Carl Hiaasen
Lynne Rae Perkins
Brian Selznick
David Adler
Trenton Lee Stewart
Roald Dahl
David Stahler
Jean Craighead George
Frances O’Roark Dowell
Shannon Hale
Kathryn Lasky
Geraldine McCaughrean
Sharon Creech
Beverly Cleary
Linda Sue Park
Gary Paulsen
Alice Hoffman
Mike Lupica
Jordan Sonnenblick
C.S. Lewis
Gary D. Schmidt
Jean Fritz
Mildred Taylor
Andrew Clements
Polly Horvath
Rodman Philbrick
Christopher Paul Curtis
Jack London
Frances H. Burnett
Cynthia Rylant
Frances O’Roark Dowell
Jerry Spinelli
James L. Swanson
L. M. Montgomery
Joseph Bruchac
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
800
800
800
800
810
820
820
830
840
840
860
860
860
890
890
900
900
910
920
930
940
940
940
940
940
950
950
950
950
950
950
970
970
980
980
980
980
990
910
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 1100 and Up
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. Since the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book
selections. On the back, this list also includes easier books for pleasure and reading fluency.
TITLE
AUTHOR
Pride and Prejudice
The Jungle Book
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan*
Treasure Island
Across Five Aprils
Downsiders: A Novel
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened*
The Hero and the Crown
Sugar Changed the World
Brian’s Winter
The Wind in the Willows
My Life in Dog Years
Pieces of Georgia
Catherine, Called Birdy
The Call of the Wild
Perfect Princess*
Tarzan
This Side of Wild
Spindle’s End
Guts: The True Story Behind Hatchet
The Midwife’s Apprentice
Left for Dead
Little Women
Kon-Tiki
The Incredible Journey
My Dog Skip
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized
Autobiography*
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Series:
Enola Holmes Mysteries
Jane Austen
Rudyard Kipling
Nancy Springer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Irene Hunt
Neal Shusterman
Jim Benton
Robin McKinley
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
Gary Paulsen
Kenneth Grahame
Gary Paulsen
Jennifer Bryant
Karen Cushman
Jack London
Meg Cabot
Edgar Rice Burrows
Gary Paulsen
Robin McKinley
Gary Paulsen
Karen Cushman
Peter Nelson
Louisa May Alcott
Thor Heyerdahl
Shelia Burnford
Willie Morris
Lemony Snicket
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1110
1110
1120
1130
1140
1140
1150
1160
1170
1170
1180
1210
1210
1220
1230
1240
1260
1300
1310
1320
1380
1270
Russell Freedman
1110
Nancy Springer
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE
1070 – 1120
Revised 2016
Suggested Book List
Middle School
Lexile Range 900 – 1099
As with any reading list, these are simply suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these books. Since
the LEXILE measure is based ONLY on the difficulty of text, parents are encouraged to preview books for appropriate
content. The student’s individual interests should also be considered when making book selections.
TITLE
AUTHOR
The Kite Rider
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo
Marines of World War Two
A Single Shard
Aquamarine
The Batboy
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*
The Wednesday Wars
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Landry News
Everything on a Waffle
Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Bud, Not Buddy
White Fang
Missing May
Dovey Coe
Knots in my Yo-Yo String
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Freak the Mighty†
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Bad Beginning*
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days*
King of Shadows
The Best School Year Ever
Hatchet
Saving Shiloh*
The First Four Years
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story
About Brain Science
Brisingr*
Lottery Rose
Elijah of Buxton
Savvy†
Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America
Geraldine McCaughrean
Sharon Creech
Joseph Bruchac
900
900
910
Linda Sue Park
Alice Hoffman
Mike Lupica
Jordan Sonnenblick
C.S. Lewis
Gary D. Schmidt
Jean Fritz
Mildred Taylor
Andrew Clements
Poll Horvath
Rodman Philbrick
Christopher Paul Curtis
Jack London
Cynthia Rylant
Frances O’Roark Dowell
Jerry Spinelli
James L. Swanson
Rodman Philbrick
Gary D. Schmidt
Phillip Hoose
Christopher Paul Curtis
Norton Juster
Lemony Snicket
Jeff Kinney
Susan Cooper
Barbara Robinson
Gary Paulsen
Phyllis Reynolds
Laura Ingalls Wilder
John Fleischman
920
940
940
940
940
940
950
950
950
950
950
950
970
980
980
980
980
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1010
1010
1010
1020
1020
1020
1030
1030
Christopher Paolini
Irene Hunt
Christopher Paul Curtis
Ingrid Law
Jim Murphy
1050
1070
1070
1070
1080
*Books that are part of a series †Books that have a sequel
LEXILE