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Mensa Kids

Reading lists from Mensa for Kids, graded by age band; the band each book is filed under is kept alongside it.

202 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗

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58 of these books cover age 13. The 9 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, 1865 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 7.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, 1982 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin, 1968 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1150L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, 1962 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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• Black Stallion by Walter Farley, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 680L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1977 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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• Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Call of the Wild by Jack London, 1964 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1120L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1962 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, NY Public Library
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• Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank, 1952 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 1020L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl, 1989 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 910L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Gentle Ben by Walt Morey, 1965 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge, 1985 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 960L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 1989 · ages 8–17 · Lexile 1020L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Heidi by Joanna Spyri, 1880 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1130L · AR 7.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, 1981 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, 1943 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 840L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award
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• Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 970L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune, 1919 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 1010L · AR 7.1
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• Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight, 1940 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 1868 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1300L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, 1934 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 600L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara, 1973 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 960L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• National Velvet by Enid Bagnold, 1953 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 700L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 1070L · AR 12.0
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Harvard Classics, St. John's College, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Redwall by Brian Jacques, 1986 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 850L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 1819 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1280L · AR 11.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, 1976 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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• Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss, 1812 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1210L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, 1986 · ages 9–14 · AR 12.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, 1876 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 970L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, 1955 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, 2009 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard Peck, 1975 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, 1905 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 950L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1993 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on NY Public Library, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, 1893 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 1050L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 1950 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.7
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful, Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1943 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 710L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, NY Public Library
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• The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, 1883 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 8.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, 1967 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Pigman by Paul Zindel, 1968 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill, 1964 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1050L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit, 1906 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 640L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, 1976 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Rescuers by Margery Sharp, 1959 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 880L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 710L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss, 1972 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 380L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The White Mountains by John Christopher, 1967 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, 1959 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 850L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award
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• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1000L · AR 7.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1938 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1960 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1882 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1070L · AR 8.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, 1869 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 1030L · AR 10.0
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