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Here are titles and the F&P levels of some great books to read!
· If you don’t remember, check with me to find out your INDEPENDENT reading level.
· Your independent reading level is the level where you can read most of the words very easily and you can understand what it says very easily.
· Then find the list below with the matching letter-level of books.
For example, if your independent reading level is “V,” look on
the Level V list below. Choose titles that look interesting to you!
· Take this list to the library, bookstore, online or even to yard sales to find books that are at your independent reading level.
You ARE allowed to read books from any level that comes before your level. You ARE also allowed to challenge yourself and try a book from a level that comes AFTER your level.
After you’ve finished reading, let me know what you enjoyed about it!
*Leveled List of Recommended Novels for Great Reading
*Levels R-Z: Based on The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List K-8+, 2010-2012 Edition
Level R
Title Genre Author
And Then What Happened, Paul B Fritz, Jean
Revere?
The Cabin Faced West HF Fritz, Jean
Can’t You Make Them Behave, I Fritz, Jean
King George?
Charlotte’s Web F E. B. White
Chocolate by Hershey: A Story B Burford, Betty
About Milton S. Hershey
Dominic F Steig, William
Earthquake!: San Francisco, 1906 I Wilson, Kate
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of B Faber, Doris
the World
Go Free or Die: A Story About B Ferris, Jeri
Harriet Tubman
Hatchet! RF Paulsen, Gary
Helen Keller: A Light for the Blind B Kudlinski, Kathleen V.
Hurricanes & Tornadoes I The Wonders of Our World
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography B Anderson, William
Misty of Chincoteague RF Henry, Marguerite
Sarah, Plain and Tall HF MacLachlan, Patricia
Shiloh RF Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Skylark HF MacLachlan, Patricia
Snow Treasure R McSwigan, Marie
Level R
Title Genre Author
Story of Thomas Alva Edison, B Davidson, Margaret
Inventor, The
Stuart Little F White, E. B.
The Trumpet of the Swan F White, E. B.
Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam B Fritz, Jean
Adams?
Level S
Title Genre Author
Amelia Earhart: Flying for Adventure B Dodson, Mary Wade
Beautiful Land: A Story of the I Antle, Nancy
Oklahoma Land Rush
Borrowers, The F Norton, Mary
Boy Called Slow, A B Bruhac, Joseph
(The True Story of Sitting Bull)
Brave Irene F Steig, William
Bridge to Terabithia RF Paterson, Katherine
Children of the Longhouse HF Bruhac, Joseph
Cricket in Times Square, The F Selden, George
Facing West: A Story of the I Kudlinski, Kathleen V.
Oregon Trail
From the Mixed-up Files of RF Konigsburg, E.L.
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Letters from Rifka HF Hesse, Karen
Mr. President: A Book of B Sullivan, George
U.S. Presidents
Red Means Good Fortune: A I Goldin, Barbara Diamond
Story of San Francisco’s Chinatown
*Suggestion: Just for fun, be sure to visit the following sections of your library/bookstore to make other great selections based on your own interests: Crafts, Sports, History, Biography, Mystery, Joke Books, How-to /Hobby Books, Science, Travel & More…. ☺
*Leveled List of Recommended Novels for Great Reading
*Levels R-Z: Based on The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List K-8+, 2010-2012 Edition
Level S
Title Genre Author
Story of Harriet Tubman, The: B McMullan, Kate
Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Story of Muhammad Ali: Heavyweight B Denenberg, Barry
Champion of the World, The
Sugaring Time I Lasky, Kathryn
Where Do You Think You’re Going, B Fritz, Jean
Christopher Columbus?
Level T
Title Genre Author
Abel’s Island F Steig, William
An Early Winter RF Bauer, Marion Dane
Arctic Investigations: Exploring the I Young, Karen Romano
Frozen Ocean
Black Stallion, The RF Farley, Walter
Dear Levi: Letters from the HF Woodruff, Elvira
Overland Trail
Double Life of Pocahontas, The B Fritz, Jean
Immigrants I Sandler, Martin W.
Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe, The F Lewis, C. S.
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart B Lauber, Patricia
Salem Days: Life in a Colonial I Adventures in Colonial America Series
Seaport
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution I Fritz, Jean
Sign of the Beaver HF Speare, Elizabeth George
KEY
B: Biography HF: Historical Fiction
I: Informational RF: Realistic Fiction
*Leveled List of Recommended Novels for Great Reading
*Levels R-Z: Based on The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List K-8+, 2010-2012 Edition
Level T Continued
Title Genre Author
Sing Down the Moon HF O’Dell, Scott
Sounder RF Armstrong, William
Tracker RF Paulsen, Gary
Woodsong B Paulsen, Gary
Level U
Title Genre Author
Benjamin Franklin B Kent, Deborah
Cabin Faced West, The HF Fritz, Jean
Captain Grey HF Avi
Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The RF Danziger, Paula
Gathering of Days: A New HF Blos, Joan
England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32
Julie of the Wolves RF George, Jean Craighead
My Side of the Mountain RF George, Jean Craighead
Number the Stars HF Lowry, Lois
Secret Garden, The RF Burnett, Frances H.
Sign of the Chrysanthemum, The RF Paterson, Katherine
Silk Route, The HF Major, John S.
Stories in Stone: The World of I A First Book
Animal Fossils
Story of Harriet Tubman: B Sterling, Dorothy
Freedom, The
Summer of the Swans, The RF Byars, Betsy
*Leveled List of Recommended Novels for Great Reading
*Levels R-Z: Based on The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List K-8+, 2010-2012 Edition
Level U
Title Genre Author
Talking Earth, The RF George, Jean Craighead
Thomas Jefferson: Man with a B Crisman, Ruth
Vision
Tuck Everlasting F Babbitt, Natalie
Level V
Title Genre Author
Anne of Green Gables RF Montgomery, L.M.
Arlington National Cemetery I Cornerstones of Freedom Series
Boston Tea Party, The I Cornerstones of Freedom Series
Cay, The HF Taylor, Theodore
Dogsong RF Paulsen, Gary
Fighting Ground, The HF Avi
Harry Potter and the F Rowling, J.K.
Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the F Rowling, J.K.
Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the F Rowling, J.K.
Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the F Rowling, J.K.
Sorcerer’s Stone
Incredible Journey, The F Burnford, Sheila
KEY
B: Biography HF: Historical Fiction
I: Informational RF: Realistic Fiction
*Leveled List of Recommended Novels for Great Reading
*Levels R-Z: Based on The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List K-8+, 2010-2012 Edition
Level V Continued
Title Genre Author
Island of the Blue Dolphins HF O’Dell, Scott
Lewis and Clark B Cornerstones of Freedom Series
Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, The I Giblin, James Cross
Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman? B McKissack, F. and P.
Titanic, The I Cornerstones of Freedom Series
Transcontinental Railroad, The I Cornerstones of Freedom Series
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, HF Avi
The
Underground Railroad, The I Bial, Raymond
Wrinkle in Time, A F L’Engle, Madeleine
Level W
Title Genre Author
Great Whales: The Gentle Giants I Lauber, Patricia
House on Mango Street, The B Cisneros, Sandra
Moccasin Trail RF McGraw Eloise
Phantom Tollbooth F Juster, Norton
Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of B Walker, Paul Robert
Roberto Clemente
Red Cap HF Wisler, G. Clifton
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of B Paulsen, Gary
Running the Iditarod
Level X
Brian’s Winter RF Paulsen, Gary
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! B Fritz, Jean
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH F O’Brien, Robert C.
*Leveled List of Recommended Novels for Great Reading
*Levels R-Z: Based on The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List K-8+, 2010-2012 Edition
Level X Continued
Where the Red Fern Grows RF Rawls, Wilson
Yearling, The RF Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
Levels Y-Z
Across Five Aprils HF Hunt, Irene
Call of the Wild, The RF London, Jack
Light in the Forest, The HF Richter, Conrad
My Brother Sam Is Dead HF Collier, James and Christopher
White Fang RF London, Jack
KEY
B: Biography HF: Historical Fiction
I: Informational RF: Realistic Fiction