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The Good & The Beautiful

A homeschool curriculum publisher's book list, filed by grade.

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

A reader aged

20 of these books cover age 16. The 117 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, Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs, 1934 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1150L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Jane of Lantern Hill by Lucy Maud Montgomery, 1988 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott, 1886 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1120L · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery, 1910 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 990L · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Little Men by Louisa May Alcott, 1871 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1150L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, 1814 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1180L · AR 12.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Minnow on the Say by Philippa Pearce, 1955 · ages 14–18 · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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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, Mensa Kids, St. John's College, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, 1997 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1110L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren, 2001 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 820L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince, 2014 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 940L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O'Dell, 1975 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 950L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell, 1966 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 840L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Lost Prince of Samavia by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1971 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Samurai's Tale by Erick Christian Haugaard, 1984 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 960L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, 1942 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1170L · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery, 1911 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 960L · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, 1900 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1320L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Zia by Scott O’Dell, 1976 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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