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
2 of these books cover age 4. The 58 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.
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Encyclopedia Brown
by Donald J. Sobol, 1963 · up to age 10 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful
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The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf, 1936 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 670L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)