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Mensa Kids

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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70 of these books cover age 10. The 9 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1861 · ages 8–10 · AR 5.5
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone, 1993 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 570L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, 1950 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 1819 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1280L · AR 11.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, 1937 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, 1985 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Shane by Jack Schaefer, 1949 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1992 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 890L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award
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• Stone Soup by Marcia Brown, 2000 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski, 1946 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 650L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars, 1971 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 830L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Newbery Award
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• Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss, 1812 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1210L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, 1986 · ages 9–14 · AR 12.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander, 1964 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 770L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, NY Public Library
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• The Borrowers by Mary Norton, 1953 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz, 1958 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, 1960 · ages 9–11 · Lexile 780L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig, 1968 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 880L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, 1905 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 950L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton, 1968 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, 1945 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, 1893 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 1050L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 1950 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.7
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful, Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1943 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 710L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, NY Public Library
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• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, 1941 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, 1883 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 8.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Moffats by Eleanor Estes, 1959 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 800L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame, 1966 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1010L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Rescuers by Margery Sharp, 1959 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 880L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, 1902 · ages 10–11 · Lexile 1150L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo, 2004 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois, 1947 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award
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• The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss, 1972 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 380L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1000L · AR 7.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright, 1938 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1882 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1070L · AR 8.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, 1975 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 770L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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