Reading List by Guided Reading Level
K
Clifford series
Mercy Watson Series
Zelda & Ivy Series
L
Guided Reading Level L
Abraham Lincoln by Lola Schaefer
Alexander and the Wind-up Mouseby Leo Lionni
Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliverby Jean van Leeuwen
Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros
Astronauts by Tami Deedrick
Beans on the Roofby Betsy Byars
The Best Worst Dayby Bonnie Graves
Cam Jansen series by David Adler
The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia R. Giff
Cannonball Chrisby Jean Marzollo
Cargo Ships by Adele Richardson
Cesar Chavez by Lola Schaefer
Chang’s Paper Pony by Eleanor Coe
Chickens by Peter Brady
The Curse of the Cobweb Queen by Geoffrey Hayes
Desert Giant: the World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash
Dinosaur Babies by Lucille Penner
Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton
Dinosaur Hunters by Kate McMullan
Diplodocus by Daniel Cohen
The Dog that Stole Home by Matt Christopher
Dragon Breath by Jan O’Connor
The Dragons of Blueland by Ruth S. Gannett
Everybody’s Best Friend by Larry Brimner
Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams by Avi
Football Friends by Jean Marzo
Guided Reading Level M
Abby by Wolfram Hanel
Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner
The Adventures of Ratman by Ellen Weiss
Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra
Antarctica by Katie Bagley
The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola
Arthur and the Lost Diary by Marc Brown
Arthur Makes the Team by Marc Brown
Aunt Flossie’s Hats by Elizabeth Howard
Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey
Baseball by Mike Kennedy
Baseball Flyhawk by Matt Christopher
Basketball by Mike Kennedy
The Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Bears’ Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh
The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey by Stan and Jan
Berenstain
Blue Ribbon Blues by Jerry Spinelli
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
A Book about Your Skeleton by Ruth Gross
Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman
Brad and Butter Play Ball! by Dean Hughes
Buddy: the First Seeing Eye Dog by Eva Moore
Camp Sink or Swim by Gibbs Davis
The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Brends
Catch that Pass by Matt Christopher
The Catcher’s Mask by Matt Christopher
Center Court Sting by Matt Christopher
A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Bulla
Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera Williams
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Christopher Columbus by Mervyn Kaufman
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
The Copper Lady by Alice and Kent Ross
Crackerjack Halfback by Matt Christopher
The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep
Dancing with the Indians by Angela Medearis
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Heide
Deer: Graceful Grazers by Jody Sullivan
Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley by Rebecca Caudill
Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher
Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
The Drinking Gourd by Ferdinand Monjo
Elephants: Trunks and Tusks by Adele Richardson
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Fish by Adele Richardson
Five True Dog Stories by Margaret Davidson
Five True Horse Stories by Margaret Davidson
Football by Mike Kennedy
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest by Deborah Lattimore
Frogs: Leaping Amphibians by Lola Schaefer
From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Kristin Keller
George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz
The Ghost in Tent 19 by Jim and Jane O’Connor
Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Bulla
Groundhogs by Adele Richardson
Hard Drive to Short by Matt Christopher
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
The Hit-Away Kid by Matt Christopher
House of the Horrible Ghosts by Geoffrey Hayes
I Can’t Said the Ant by Polly Cameron
I Hate Camping by P.J. Petersen
Ice Magic by Matt Christopher
Ichthyosaurus by Daniel Cohen
Iguanadon by Daniel Cohen
Insects by Adele Richardson
The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith
Island Baby by Holly Keller
The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg
Jenny Archer series by Ellen Conford
Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret Wetterer
The Kid who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher
King Arthur by Marc Brown
Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen
The Lighthouse Mermaid by Kathleen Karr
Ivy & Bean Series by Annie Barrows
In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen by Cynthia Rylant
Magic Tree House Series by Osborne
Marvin Redpost Series by Sachar
Guided Reading Level N
A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy
Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country by Carol Green
Adam Joshua Capers series by Janice L. Smith
Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger
Amphibians by Adele Richardson
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla Stevens
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes
Black Elk: a Man with a Vision by Carol Greene
Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes
Catwings by Ursula LeGuin
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve
Fly Homer Fly by Bill Peet
Hey, New Kid by Betsy Duffey
Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Julian series by Ann Cameron
Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher
Shadow of the Wolf by Gloria Whelan
Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Bulla
Song Lee series by Suzy Kline
Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar
Guided Reading Level O
The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
7 x 9 = Trouble by Claudia Mills
Dragon Slayers’ Academy by Kate McMullan
Clemintine Series by Sara Pennypacker
Babysitters Club series by Martin
Boxcar Children series by Warner
Bunnicula series by Howe
Jake Drake series by Clements
Secrets of Droon series by Abbot
All about Sam by Lois Lowry
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude C. Warner
The Case of the Dirty Bird by Gary Paulsen
Chocolate Fever by Robert Smith
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
Corn Is Maize by Aliki by Gary Paulsen
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar
Face-Off by Matt Christopher
Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack
Good Grief Third Grade by Colleen McKenna
The Haunting of Grade Three by Grace Maccarone
Here Comes McBroom by Sid Fleischman
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Jason and the Aliens Down the Street by Greg Greer
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwaterld
Much Ado about Aldo by Johanna Hurwitz
Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary
Mystery on October Road by Alison Herzig
The Night Crossing by Karen Ackerman
Pippi Longstocking series by Astrid Lindgren
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Socks by Beverly Cleary
Tornado by Betsy Byars
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Guided Reading Level P
Against the Odds by Joe Layden
All About Sam by Lois Lowry
Amazing but True Sports Stories by Phyllis Hollander
Attaboy Sam by Lois Lowry
Baby Island by Carol R. Brink
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Bunnicula by James Howe
The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy Byars
The Dragon series by Jackie Koller
Emily’s Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary
Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald Sobol
Felicia the Critic by Ellen Conford
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon B. Mathis
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai Richler
Koya Delaney and the Good Girl Blues by Eloise Greenfield
Last Chance for Magic by Ruth Chew
Last Look by Clyde Bulla
A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Bulla
A Nose for Trouble by Nancy Wilson
Oh, Brother by Johnnice Wilson
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11
by Amy Hest
The School Mouse by Dick King-Smith
Shoebag by Mary James
The Skates of Uncle Richard by Carol Fenner
The Spray-Paint Mystery by Angela Medearis
Stone Fox by John R. Gardiner
A Taste of Blackberries by Doris B. Smith
Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka
Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar
Witch’s Cat by Ruth Chew
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Guided Reading Level Q
I Survived Series by Tarshis
Addy series (American Girls) by Connie Porter
The Airplane by Julie Sinclair
Aliens Ate My Homework by Bruce Coville
The Big Wave by Pearl Buck
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura I. Wilder
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Farmer Boy by Laura I. Wilder
Felicity series (American Girls) by Valerie Tripp
Fourth Grade Wizards by Barthe DeClements
Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume
Hank the Cowdog by John Erickson
Josefina series (American Girls) by Valerie Tripp
Junebug by Alice Mead
Kirsten series (American Girls) by Janet Shaw
The Lemonade Trick by Scott Corbett
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura I. Wilder
Little House on the Prairie by Laura I. Wilder
The Long Winter by Laura I. Wilder
The Lost Flower Children by Janet T. Lisle
Molly series (American Girls) by Valerie Tripp
Mostly Michael by Robert K. Smith
The Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth Spires
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura I. Wilder
On the Banks of the Bayou by Roger MacBride
Onion Tears by Diana Kidd
Soup by Robert Peck
Superfudge by Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by Louis Sachar
There’s an Owl in the Shower by Jean C. George
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Guided Reading Level R
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
The Bully of Barkham Street by Mary Stolz
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Dark-Thirty by Patricia McKissack
A Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace
Fig Pudding by Ralph Fletcher
Fire in the Sky by Candice Ransom
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
Hatchet by Brian Paulsen
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Iggie’s House by Judy Blume
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne R. Banks
The Island by Gary Paulsen
Jar of Dreams by Yoshiko Uchida
The Landry News by Andrew Clements
The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
Megan’s Island by Willo Roberts
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
The Monster’s Ring by Bruce Coville
No More Magic by Avi
The One Hundredth Thing about Caroline by Lois Lowry
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer Holm
Phoebe and the General by Judith Griffin (Alternate title: Phoebe
the Spy)
The River by Gary Paulsen
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Shiloh by Phyllis R. Naylor
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
Spider Boy by Ralph Fletcher
Stray by Dick King-Smith
Strider by Beverly Cleary
Stuart Little by E. B. White
The Trouble with Tuck by Theodore Taylor
Guided Reading Level S
Abel’s Island by William Steig
Afternoon of the Elves by Janet T. Lisle
Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves by Peter and Connie Roop
Ajeemah and His Son by James Berry
All Alone in the Universe by Lynne R. Perkins
Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Caleb’s Choice by G. Clifton Wisler
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L.
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty B. Lord
The Letter, the Witch and the Ring by John Bellairs
Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville
On My Honor by Marion Bauer
Poppy by Avi
Poppy and Rye by Avi
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers by Gary Paulsen
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Sounder by William Armstrong
Taking Care of Terrific by Lois Lowry
Taking Sides by Gary Soto
The Voyage of the Frog by Gary Paulsen
The Doll People by Ann Martin
A Dog’s Life by Ann Martin
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
Guided Reading Level T
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
The Black Stalion by Walter Farley
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Blubber by Judy Blume
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy Byars
The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
Cut from the Same Cloth by Robert San Souci
The Forgotten Doorby Alexander Key
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrowby Ann Turner
The Great Brain by John Dennis Fitzgerald
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
Leon’s Story by Leon Tillage
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Lost Star by Patricia Lauber
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Man Who Was Poe by Avi
More Adventures of the Great Brain by John Fitzgerald
The Return of the Great Brain by John Fitzgerald
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell
Something Upstairs by Avi
Sounder by William Armstrong
Standing in the Light by Mary Pope Osborne
Tom, Babette and Simon by Avi
The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
Guided Reading Level U
Bad Girls by Cynthia Voigt
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George
Speare The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp by Richard Peck
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Fledgling by Jane Langton
A Gathering of Days by Joan Blos
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
An Indian Winter by Russell Freedman
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Merlin and the Dragons by Jane Yolen
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Night Journeys by Avi
Nothing But the Truth by Avi
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry