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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) ↗

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117 of these books carry no suggested reading age, so choosing an age leaves them out.

• 26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola, 1999 · ages 7–9 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• A Basket of Flowers by Christoph von Schmid, 1823
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• Abby by Pamela Walls, 2000
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• Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig by Stephen Krensky, 2002 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Abigail Adams by Jean Brown Wagoner, 1949 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 620L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Castle for John-Peter by Ursula Moray Williams, 1941
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• A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1994 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1190L · AR 3.4
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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, Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• A Cup of Cold Water by Christine Farenhorst, 2007
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• Addie Across the Prairie by Laurie Lawlor, 1986 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 820L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Admiral of the Ocean Sea by Samuel Eliot Morison, 1942
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• A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon, 1987 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter, 1909 · Lexile 850L · AR 6.1
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• A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff, 2004 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Akimbo and the Snakes by Alexander McCall Smith, 2006 · ages 5–9 · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Albert Einstein: Genius of the Twentieth Century by Patricia Lakin, 2005 · ages 5–9 · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr. by Denise Lewis Patrick, 2003 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 440L · AR 2.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• A Little Maid of Provincetown by Alice Turner Curtis, 1910
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• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1961 · ages 7–10 · Lexile 790L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• A Little Singing Bird by Lucy M. Blanchard, 1923
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• All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, 1951 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 520L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Along Came A Dog by Meindert De Jong, 1958 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 950L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick, 1999
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas, 2007
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• Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce by John Piper, 2007
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• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, 1963 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 340L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• America's Story: The History of the Pledge of Allegiance by Tricia Raymond, 2007
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• Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, 1950 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1090L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Newbery Award
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• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, 1935 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 710L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• A Penny's Worth of Character by Jesse Stuart, 1954 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Piece of the Mountain by Joyce McPherson, 1995
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• A Place for Peter by Elizabeth Yates, 1994 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Apollo 13 by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, 2015 · ages 6–10 · Lexile 630L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, 2007 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen, 1902 · Lexile 1200L
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• A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, 2002 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Newbery Award
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• A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy, 1941
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• A Triumph for Flavius by Carolina Dale Snedeker, 1955
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• A World of Knowing by Andy Russell Bowen, 1995 · Lexile 920L
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• Beneath My Mother's Feet by Amjed Qamar, 2008 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Benjamin West and his Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry, 1947 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 730L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan & Jan Berenstain, 1983 · ages 5–6 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Betsy Ross by Peter Roop & Connie Roop, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble by Stephanie Greene, 2002 · ages 5–9 · AR 2.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Big John's Secret by Eleanore M. Jewett, 1962
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• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 1010L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli, 1956 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Black Hawk by Arthur J. Beckhard, 1957
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• Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell, 1988 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Blizzard by Jim Murphy, 2000 · Lexile 1080L
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• Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1942 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade
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• Boys without Names by Kashmira Sheth, 2010 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman, 1963 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 730L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Cabin on Trouble Creek by Jean Van Leeuwen, 2004 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 660L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, 1970 · age 11 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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• Calico Bush by Rachel Field, 1931 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1060L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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• Candy Bomber by Michael O. Tunnell, 2010 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1130L · AR 7.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham, 1955 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 570L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Newbery Award
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• Castle by David Macaulay, 1977 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1180L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, 1952 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 680L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall, 1996 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 770L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Children of the Storm by Natasha Vins, 2002 · Lexile 910L
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• Chocolate by Hershey by Betty Burford, 1994 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Chrystal and the Sea Larks by Crona Temple, 1895
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• Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox by Marguerite Henry, 1980 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross by Patricia Lakin, 2004 · ages 5–9 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Climbing Everest by Gail Herman, 2015 · ages 6–10 · Lexile 570L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Cora Frear by Susan E. Goodman, 2002 · ages 5–9 · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Courage to Run by Wendy Lawton, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Cross Among the Tomahawks by Milton Lomask, 2011
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• Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Davy Crockett by George Sullivan, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier by Stephen Krensky, 2004 · ages 5–9 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Days of Terror by Barbara Smucker, 1981 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Diary of an Early American Boy by Eric Sloane, 1958 · Lexile 1020L
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• Doe Sia by Kenneth Thomasma, 1999 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott, 1875 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1150L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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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 Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade
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• Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery, 1944
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• Escape Across the Wide Sea by Katherine Kirkpatrick, 2004 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Escape by Night by Laurie Myers, 2011 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, 2000 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 750L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Eveli and The Children's Carol by Johanna Spyri, 1922
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• Fairchild Family by Rebecca Caudill, 1947 · ages 7–11
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• Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney, 1976 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 860L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Florence Nightingale the Angel of Crimea by Laura E. Richards, 1909
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• Four Centuries of American Education by David Barton, 2004
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• Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter, 1904 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Freddy The Detective by Walter R. Brooks, 1998 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 830L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Gabriel and the Hour Book by Evaleen Stein, 1906
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• Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Jeanne Bendick, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, 2003 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 990L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Girlhood Journeys: Isabella by Shirlee Newman, 1997 · Lexile 580L · AR 4.3
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• Go Free or Die by Jeri Ferris, 1988 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1961 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 930L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright, 1957 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Hannah of Fairfield by Jean Van Leeuwen, 1999 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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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 Mensa Kids
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Only the first 100 of 350 are listed here. Choosing an age narrows the list.