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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

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

• Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne, 1992 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 510L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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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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• Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park, 1992 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 380L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Math Curse by Jon Scieszka; Lane Smith, 1995 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 560L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 1972 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 340L · AR 2.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, 1964 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 530L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• The King's Equal by Katherine Paterson, 1992 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole, 1986 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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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)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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