by S. E. Hinton
A story of 14-year-old boy and his two older brothers. The boys are orphans and struggle to stick together in their lower-class neighborhood, known as the East Side while dealing with social issues with the rich West Side.
Reading Level: Grades 8-10
Lexile Measure: 750L
Word Count: 48,532
12 Chapter Quizzes: 60 total questions
by Lois Lowry
A boy’s special story develops in a utopian world that may not be as perfect as it seems.
Reading Level: Grades 6-8
Lexile Measure: 760L
Word Count: 41,905
23 Chapter Quizzes: 115 total questions
by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
A collection of stories from the times of Ancient Greece.
Reading Level: Grades 5-12
Lexile Measure: 1070L
Word Count: 37436
46 Chapter Quizzes: 160 total questions
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A classic tragic love story with an overriding theme of new money versus old money.
Reading Level: Grades 6-12
Lexile Measure: 1070L
Word Count: 47,094
9 Chapter Quizzes: 45 total questions
by Roald Dahl
A ten-year-old girl befriends a friendly giant as they battle evildoers together.
Reading Level: Grades 3-7
Lexile Measure: 720L
Word Count: 37568
24 Chapter Quizzes: 148 total questions
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A boy travels from planet to planet meeting new people along the way.
Reading Level: Grades 3-5
Lexile Measure: 710L
Word Count: 16,534
27 Chapter Quizzes: 98 total questions
by Rosemary Sutcliff
A young Roman centurion must recover the infamous Ninth Legion’s missing symbol of honor, the eagle standard.
Reading Level: Grades 7-12
Lexile Measure: 1110L
Word Count: 86,864
21 Chapter Quizzes: 105 total questions
by George Seldon
A hardworking city school boy befriends a cricket from the countryside who enchants the entire city.
Reading Level: Grades 2-6
Lexile Measure: 780L
Word Count: 25,278
15 Chapter Quizzes: 75 total questions
by Norton Juster
A story of a child that doesn’t see the value of learning receives a magical tollbooth and is transported to a world where he learns values of learning.
Reading Level: Grades 5-10
Lexile Measure: 1000L
Word Count: 42,156
20 Chapter Quizzes: 100 total questions
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter finds out that he is a wizard as he is summoned off to the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Reading Level: Grades 5-6
Lexile Measure: 880L
Word Count: 76,944
17 Chapter Quizzes: 85 total questions
by J. K. Rowling
Harry and his friends must find out what evil is lurking in the school.
Reading Level: Grades 5-6
Lexile Measure: 940L
Word Count: 84,799
18 Chapter Quizzes: 90 total questions
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A classic story about a girl living in the Wisconsin wilderness.
Reading Level: Grades 3-5
Lexile Measure: 930L
Word Count: 18556
13 Chapter Quizzes: 65 total questions
by E.B. White
A barnyard pig and a spider become unlikely friends.
Reading Level: Grades 3-5
Lexile Measure: 680L
Word Count: 31,938
22 Chapter Quizzes: 110 total questions
by George Orwell
A simple and easy to understand allegory for how communism fails when put into practice.
Reading Level: Grade 8
Lexile Measure: 1170L
Word Count: 29,966
10 Chapter Quizzes: 50 total questions
