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Davidson Gifted

The Davidson Institute's reading list for profoundly gifted young readers; the hardest list here for its ages.

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

A reader aged

7 of these books cover age 18. The 58 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Don Quixote, Part 1 by Miguel Cervantes, 1612 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1410L · AR 13.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, Mensa Kids, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
  Remember
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, 1985 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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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 Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
  Remember
• Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, 1864 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1030L · AR 9.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, 1990 · ages 14–18 · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder, 1997 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 940L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Watership Down by Richard Adams, 1972 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 880L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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