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Chapter Books - By Level
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Recommendations for Beginning Chapter Book Readers
Adler, David
Cam Jansen mysteries
Berenstain, Stan
Berenstain Bears chapter books
Bulla, Clyde Robert
A Lion to Guard Us
Cameron, Ann
Many books
Conford, Ellen
Jenny Archer books
Dadey, Debbie
Bailey School Kids series
Danziger, Paula
Amber Brown series
Delton, Judy
Pee Wee Scouts series
Duffey, Betsy
Hey, New Kid!
Erickson, John R.
Hank the Cowdog books, many others
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Polk Street School books
Greenburg, Dan
Zack books
Haywood, Carolyn
Betsy books
Hoff, Syd
Many books
Howe, James
Pinky and Rex books
Hurwitz, Johanna
Class Clown, many others
Kline, Suzy
Horrible Harry books, Song Lee books
Krensky, Stephen
Arthur chapter books
Lobel, Arnold
Frog and Toad books
Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House series
Park, Barbara
Junie B. Jones books
Petersen, John Lawrence
The Littles books
Parish, Peggy
Amelia Bedelia books
Roy, Ron
A to Z Mystery series
Rylant, Cynthia
Henry and Mudge series, Mr. Putter books, Poppleton books
Sachar, Louis
Marvin Redpost books
Scieszka, Jon
Time Warp Trio books
Sharmat, Marjorie
Nate the Great books
Various authors
American Girl books
Van Leeuwen, Jean
Amanda Pig books
Warner, Gertrude
Boxcar Children books
Recommendations for Established Chapter Book Readers
Avi
Ragweed, No More Magic
Blume, Judy
Fudge books, Blubber, Are you There, God? It's Me,
Margaret,Frecklejuice, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Bunting, Eve
The Day the Whale Came, Nasty, Stinky Sneakers, Some Frog
Byars, Betsy
Many books
Christopher, Matt
Soccer Cat books, many other sports novels
Cleary, Beverly
Many books
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Coville, Bruce
Dadey, Debbie
Dahl, Roald
Danziger, Paula
Dixon, Franklin
Fleischman, Sid
Giff, Patricia
Gilson, Jamie
Howe, James
Hurwitz, Johanna
Keene, Carolyn
Kehret, Peg
King-Smith, Dick
Kline, Suzy
LeGuin, Ursula
Lowry, Lois
MacDonald, Betty
Park, Barbara
Rylant, Cynthia
Sachar, Louis
Sobol, Donald
Sinykin, Sheri
Various authors
Wallace, Bill
Warner, Gertrude
White, E.B.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wright, Betty Ren
Yolen, Jane
Many books
Bailey School Kids series
Many books
Amber Brown books
Hardy Boys mysteries
McBroom books
Minnie and Max mysteries, Lily's Crossing
Many books
Bunnicula, Celery Stalks at Midnight, Howliday Inn, Sebastian Barth
Aldo Applesauce, and others
Nancy Drew mysteries
Many books
Babe the Pig books, and others
Herbie Jones books, Mary Marony books
Catwings series, Earthsea fantasies
Sam stories, Anastasia books, many other
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books
Many books
Cobble Street Cousins books, A Fine, White Dust, Gooseberry Park,
Wayside School books, and others
Encyclopedia Brown mysteries
Magic Attic Club
American Girl books
Many adventures
Boxcar Children mysteries
Charlotte's Web, Cricket in Times Square, Stuart Little
Little House books
Mysteries
Many
Recommendations for Advanced Chapter Book Readers
Alcott, Louisa May
Little Women
Alexander, Lloyd
The High King, and others
Avi
The Barn, Poppy, Poppy and Rye, Ragweed, Windcatcher
Babbit, Natalie
Tuck Everlasting, Kneeknock Rise
Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan
Baum, L. Frank
The Wizard of Oz
Bauer, Joan
Sticks
Blume, Judy
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Starring Sally J. Freedman as
Herself
Brittain, Bill
The Wish Giver
Burnett, Frances
The Secret Garden, The Little Princess
Byars, Betsy
Trouble River, Not-Just-Anybody Family, Bingo Brown books,
Cracker Jackson,
The Pinballs, Summer of the Swans, many others
Carroll, Lewis
Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass
Cleary, Beverly
Dear Mr. Henshaw, Ramona books, Henry books, Muggie Maggie,
Mitch and Amy, The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Clements, Andrew
Frindl
Dahl, Roald,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and
others
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Farley, Walter
Black Stallion series
Fitzgerald, John
The Great Brain books
Fleischman, Sid
By the Great Horned Spoonbill, Whipping Boy, Midnight Horse
George, Jean Craighead
Julie of the Wolves
Henry, Marguerite
Misty of Chincoteague, and others
Jacques, Brian
Redwall series
Juster, Norton
The Phantom Tollbooth
King-Smith, Dick
The Cuckoo Child, Harriet's Hare
Knight, Eric
Lassie Come Home
L'Engle, Madeleine
A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters
Levine, Gail Carlson
Ella Enchanted, and others
Lewis, C.S.
Chronicles of Narnia series
Lowry, Lois
Anastasia books, and others, Number the Stars
Montgomery, L. M.
Anne of Green Gables
Naylor, Phyllis
Shiloh books
Norton, Mary
The Borrowers, and others
Oppel, Kenneth
Silverwing, Sunwing
Park, Barbara
Don't Make Me Smile, Skinnybones
Paton Walsh, Joan
The Green Book
Paulsen, Gary
Many titles
Rowlings, J.K.
Harry Potter books
Sachar, Louis
Holes
Sewell, Anna
Black Beauty
Sobol, Donald
Encyclopedia Brown books
Spinelli, Jerry
Crash, The Library Card, Maniac Magee
Spyri, Johanna
Heidi
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Treasure Island, Kidnapped
Taylor, Mildred
The Friendship, The Gold Cadillac, Song of the Trees, The
Well
Taylor, Sydney
All of a Kind Family
Taylor, Theodore
The Cay, Timothy of the Cay
Travers, P. L.
Mary Poppins
White, E.B.,
Charlotte's Web, Cricket in Times Square, Stuart Little
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Little House books
Yep, Lawrence
Dragonwings
Yolen, Jane
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens, Dove Isabeau,The Dragon's
Boy, The Mary Celeste, The Merlin trilogy , The Pictish Child, The Sea Man
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