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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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73 of these books cover age 14. The 9 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• 1984 by George Orwell, 1949 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1090L · AR 8.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• 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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• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, 1964 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1100L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt, 1962 · ages 14–18 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1945 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1090L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1878 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1080L · AR 9.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics
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• A Passage to India by E. M. Forster, 1924 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 950L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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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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• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, 1791 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1370L · AR 11.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 1931 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 780L · AR 7.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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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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• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 900L · AR 8.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics
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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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• Don Quixote, Part 1 by Miguel Cervantes, 1612 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1410L · AR 13.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Harvard Classics, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 1969 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 890L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, 1818 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 560L · AR 12.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton, 1934 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 930L · AR 6.5
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• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, 1860 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1090L · AR 9.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, 1726 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1370L · AR 13.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 1603 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 650L · AR 10.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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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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• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, 1952 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1400L · AR 7.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 1847 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1040L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Kim by Rudyard Kipling, 1901 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 940L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• King Lear by William Shakespeare, 1603 · ages 14–18 · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on St. John's College
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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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• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1010L · AR 9.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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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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• Lord of the Flies by William Golding, 1954 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 770L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1973 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 860L · AR 6.1
  also on Davidson Gifted, Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Native Son by Richard Wright, 1940 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 700L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 1937 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 630L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, 1678 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1030L · AR 10.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Harvard Classics
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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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• Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, 1957 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Newbery Award
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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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• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe, 1719 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended, TJEd Youth 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 Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, 1955 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1080L · AR 7.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, 1969 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 790L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• The Chosen by Chaim Potok, 1968 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 900L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, 1844 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1080L · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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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 Heart is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, 1940 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 760L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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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 Iliad by Homer, -750 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 740L · AR 11.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on St. John's College, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• The Last Mission by Harry Mazer, 1979 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 620L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, 1826 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1230L · AR 12.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, 1820 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1460L · AR 11.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Early Recommended
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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 Odyssey by Homer, -800 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1050L · AR 10.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, St. John's College, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• The Once and Future King by T.H. White, 1958 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1080L · AR 7.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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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 Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1890 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 900L · AR 7.7 · 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 Rescuers by Margery Sharp, 1959 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 880L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, 1929 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Time Magazine 1923-2005
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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 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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• Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1050L · AR 9.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1985 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1270L · AR 12.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Walden by Henry David Thoreau, 1854 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1420L · AR 8.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847 · ages 14–18 · AR 11.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Adult Recommended
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