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Reading lists from Mensa for Kids, graded by age band; the band each book is filed under is kept alongside it.

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

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• 1984 by George Orwell, 1949 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1090L · AR 8.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Adult Recommended
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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, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, 1964 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1100L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• A Dog on Barkham Street by Mary Stolz, 1960 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 790L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Æneid by Virgil, -19
  also on Harvard Classics, St. John's College
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• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, 1972 · ages 6–7 · Lexile 840L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, 1865 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 7.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, TJEd Youth Recommended
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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 NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt, 1962 · ages 14–18 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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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, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott, 1987 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 430L · AR 2.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1945 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1090L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 1878 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1080L · AR 9.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics
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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, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• A Passage to India by E. M. Forster, 1924 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 950L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle, 1891 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 590L · AR 8.8
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• A Stranger Came Ashore by Mollie Hunter, 1975 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1060L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, 1982 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, 1791 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1370L · AR 11.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin, 1968 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1150L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, 1962 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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• Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace, 1940 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 650L · AR 4.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, TJEd Early Recommended
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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, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Black Stallion by Walter Farley, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 680L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, 1976 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends
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• Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, 1887 · ages 6–9 · Lexile 1120L
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• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 1931 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 780L · AR 7.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1977 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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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, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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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, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Call of the Wild by Jack London, 1964 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1120L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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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, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., 1963 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett, 1978 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 730L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Corduroy by Don Freeman, 1976 · ages 5–6 · Lexile 600L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 900L · AR 8.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics
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• Curious George by H.A. Rey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1962 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, NY Public Library
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• Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank, 1952 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 1020L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Don Quixote, Part 1 by Miguel Cervantes, 1612 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1410L · AR 13.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Harvard Classics, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Dragonwings by Laurence Yep, 1975 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, 1604
  also on Harvard Classics
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• Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl, 1989 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 910L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 1969 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 890L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, 1818 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 560L · AR 12.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Frederick by Leo Lionni, 1967 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 450L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, 1967 · ages 9–10 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, NY Public Library
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• Gentle Ben by Walt Morey, 1965 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• George and Martha by James Marshall, 1972 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton, 1934 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 930L · AR 6.5
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• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, 1947 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 360L · AR 1.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, 1860 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1090L · AR 9.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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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 Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 1603 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 650L · AR 10.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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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 The Good & The Beautiful
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• Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, 1964 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 760L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, 1956 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 1989 · ages 8–17 · Lexile 1020L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Heidi by Joanna Spyri, 1880 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Homer Price by Robert McCloskey, 1942 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• How the Leopard Got His Claws by Chinua Achebe, 2011 · ages 5–9 · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• I, Claudius by Robert Graves, 1934
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1130L · AR 7.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, 1952 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1400L · AR 7.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, 1960 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 1000L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Ivanhoe by Walter Scott, 1819 · Lexile 1410L · AR 12.9
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen, 2011 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 230L · AR 1.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, 1981 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 1847 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1040L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, 1943 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 840L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award
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• Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 970L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, 1973 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Kim by Rudyard Kipling, 1901 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 940L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• King Lear by William Shakespeare, 1603 · ages 14–18 · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on St. John's College
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• Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune, 1919 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 1010L · AR 7.1
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• Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight, 1940 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1010L · AR 9.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1935 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 600L · AR 5.3
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 1868 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1300L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Lord of the Flies by William Golding, 1954 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 770L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1973 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 860L · AR 6.1
  also on Davidson Gifted, Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans, 1939 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 680L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, 1934 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 600L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Matilda by Roald Dahl, 1988 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 840L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, NY Public Library
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• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, 1967 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág, 1928 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Moby Dick by Herman Melville, 1851 · ages 15–18 · Lexile 1150L · AR 10.3
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater, 1938 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 910L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien, 1971 · ages 9–11 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara, 1973 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 960L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, 1959 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.2
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, 1845 · ages 15–18 · Lexile 920L
  also on Beautiful Feet, Halsted - Best Friends, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• National Velvet by Enid Bagnold, 1953 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 700L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Native Son by Richard Wright, 1940 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 700L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Time Magazine 1923-2005
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• Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo, 1831 · Lexile 1080L
  also on Harvard Classics
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• Oedipus the King by Sophocles, -429 · Lexile 1060L
  also on Harvard Classics, St. John's College, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 1937 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 630L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1861 · ages 8–10 · AR 5.5
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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Only the first 100 of 202 are listed here. Choosing an age narrows the list.