Guided Reading Level for Your Children

Here at the Shelby Library we love to help out.  Anything the public needs, we try our best to help them out. Now I'm not saying that we work miracles or anything, but if we can't find the answers we try to help you find someone who can!!

Many of the times we would be getting patrons to come in that just needs to find a business.  Whether it be the businesses phone number, fax number or just point to where the building is!!  Many patrons heard a book on the radio and would love to read it, but just can't remember the title nor the author.  But they remember the radio station!!  We also get some people that come in and say I picked up this book not realizing it was part of the series.  Do you know the titles of the others and do you have them?  Or they saw a book on the book stand somewhere and want to read it but just can't remember the title nor the author, nor what it's all about but knows for sure, for sure that the cover of the book was Blue!
 
Those are just a few that I can think of at the moment of the things we Librarians are required to either answer or find someone who can :) :)

It's fun.  It's fun when you like to do research and we do.  We love looking up things on the internet.  Usually that's how we find our answers for you.  Good old Google.com!!!  There is also another site that we use frequently to help out with series questions or just finding the author.  It's called Fantastic Fiction.  (You may click on the link and it will take you right to the site).  It's a wonderful site and we Librarians love using it.  So easy to use and easy to print as well.

Many times we would get Parents come in during school time of course, but also during summer break to help their kids get ahead in their reading.  So they would come in and ask what is good for my child to read?  We do have some recommendation's for them, but lately the Public Schools and even the Homeschooling programs have specific Reading Levels that they want the children to be in.  In many different Programs for schools they use different types of testing for these kids and some of these programs don't quite share it with Librarians.  The only thing, Parents don't quite understand for a while there that we didn't know what the whole "Guided Reading Level F" or Lexile 80 meant.

So we Librarians researched information about the Guided Reading Levels that many schools are using and also the Lexile Levels.  When we found the right books for the right levels we thought putting up posters about them for the parents to find them easily enough.  And guess what?  It works!!!!

Here are some of the posters that we have used to showcase the reading levels for the kids as well as for the parents:

Recommended Reading

1^st Grade

Guided Reading Level F & G (Lexile 80-450)

-Biscuit series by Cynthia Rylant (JE)

-Llama Llama series by Anna Dewdney (JE)

-Pete the Cat series by James Dean (JE)

-Froggy series by Jonathan London (JE)

-Doreen Cronin books (JE)

Guided Reading Level H (Lexile 80-450)

-Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain (JE)

-Cowgirl Kate series by Erica Silverman (JE)

-Franklin series by Paulette Bourgeois (JE)

-Eric Carle books (JE)

Guided Reading Level I (Lexile 80-450)

-Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman (J NON-FIC)

-About series by Cathryn Sill (JE)

-Olivia series by Ian Falconer (JE)

-Pinkalicious series by Victoria Kann (JE)

Guided Reading Level J (Lexile 451-500)

-Arthur series by Marc Brown (JE)

-Cork & Fuzz by Dori Chaconas (JE)

-Fox series by James Marshall (JE)

-Little Bear series by Else Holmelund Minarik (JE)

-Fancy Nancy series by Jane O’Connor (JE)

-The Littles series by John Peterson (J FIC)

-Curious George series by H.A. Rey (JE)

-Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant (JE)

-Mr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant (JE)

-Poppleton series by Cynthia Rylant (JE)

 
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Recommended Reading

2nd Grade

Guided Reading Level K (Lexile 451-500)

-Frances series by Russell Hoban (JE)

-Clifford series by Norman Bridwell (JE)

-Curious George series by H. A. Rey (JE)

-Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel (JE)

-If You Give a …….series by Laura Numeroff (JE)

-Lionel series by Stephen Krensky (J FIC)

-Madeline series by Ludwig Bemelmans (JE)

-Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo (JE)

-Oliver Pig series by Jean Van Leeuwen (JE)

-Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat (JE)

-Black Lagoon series by Mike Thaler (JE)

Guided Reading Level L (Lexile 501-550)

-Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish (JE)

-Cam Jensen series by David Adler (Ebook)

-George and Martha series by James Marshall (JE)

-Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline (J FIC)

-Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald (J FIC)

-Miss Nelson series by Harry Allard (JE)

-Pee Wee Scouts series by Judy Delton (J FIC)

-Pinky & Rex series by James Howe (JE)

-Stink series by Megan McDonald (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level M (Lexile 551-600)

-Picture Book of (famous people) series by David Adler (J NON-FIC)

-My Father’s Dragon series by Ruth Stiles Gannett (J FIC)

-Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series by Nancy Krulik (J FIC)

-Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne (J FIC)

-June B. Jones series by Barbara Park (J FIC)

-Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar (Ebook)

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Recommended Reading

3rd Grade

Guided Reading Level N (Lexile 551-650)

-A-Z Mystery series by Ron Roy (J FIC)

-Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger (J FIC)

-Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene (J FIC)

-Catwings series by Ursula LeGuin (J FIC)

-Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadows (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level O (Lexile 601-650)

-Main Street series by Ann M. Martin (J FIC)

-Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner (J FIC)

-Bunnicula series by Deborah Howe (J FIC)

-Secrets of Droon series by Tony Abbott (J FIC)

-Ivy + Bean series by Annie Barrows (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level P (Lexile 601-650)

-Adventures of Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey (J FIC)

-Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel (J FIC)

-Wayside School series by Louis Sachar (J FIC)

-Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka (J FIC)

-Judy Blume books (J FIC)

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Recommended Reading

4th Grade

Guided Reading Level Q (Lexile 651-690)

-All About…(wildlife) series by Jim Arnosky (J NON-FIC)

-Animal Ark series by Ben Baglio (J FIC)

-Spiderwick Chronicles series by Tony DiTerlizzi (J FIC)

-Bunnicula series by Deborah Howe (J FIC)

-Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi (YA GN)

-Island trilogy by Gordon Korman (J FIC)

-Anastasia series by Lois Lowry (J FIC)

-Dragon Slayers’ Academy series by Kate McMullen (J FIC)

-Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level R (Lexile 651-730)

-Kidnapped series by Gordon Korman (J FIC)

-Shiloh trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (J FIC)

-Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen (YA FIC)

-Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber (YA FIC)

-High Hurdles series by Lauraine Snelling (J FIC)

-Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda (J FIC)

-Matt Christopher books (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level S (Lexile 691-770)

-Emily Windsnap series by Liz Kessler (J FIC)

-The Doll People series by Ann M. Martin (J FIC)

-The Borrowers series by Mary Norton (J FIC)

-Tales of the Frog Princess series by E.D. Baker (J FIC)

-Michigan Chillers series by Johnathan Rand (J FIC)

-American Chillers series by Johnathan Rand (J FIC)

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Recommended Reading

5th Grade

Guided Reading Level T (Lexile 731-770)

-Dear America series by various authors (J FIC)

-Ink trilogy by Cornelia Funke (J FIC)

-Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos (J FIC)

-Julie of the Wolves Trilogy by Jean Craighead George (J FIC)

-Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney (J FIC)

-Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis (J FIC)

-Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo (J FIC)

-Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van Draanen (YA FIC)

-Last Dragon Chronicles by Chris D’Lacey (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level U (Lexile 771-800)

-39 Clues series by various authors (J FIC)

-Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot (YA FIC)

-Julie of the Wolves series by Jean Craighead George (J FIC)

-Warriors series by Erin Hunter (J FIC)

-Seekers series by Erin Hunter (J FIC)

-Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (J FIC)

-Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull (J FIC)

-Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (J FIC)

-Maze Runner series by James Dashner (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level V (Lexile 771-830)

-Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series by Heather Brewer (YA FIC)

-Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins (J FIC)

-Dragon Rider series by Cornelia Funke(J FIC)

-Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke (J FIC)

-Guardians of Ga’Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky (J FIC)

-Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan (YA FIC)

-Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket (J FIC)

-Redwall series by Brian Jacques (J FIC)

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Recommended Reading

6th Grade

 Guided Reading Level W (Lexile 801-860)

-Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix (J FIC)

-Land of Promise series by Joan Lowery Nixon (J FIC)

-Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (J FIC)

-Tunnels series by Roderick Gordon (J FIC)

-Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (YA FIC)

-Among the Hidden series by Margaret Peterson Haddix (J FIC)

-Hailey Abbott books (YA FIC)

Guided Reading Level X (Lexile 831-860)

-Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer (J FIC)

-Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper (J FIC)

-Clique series by Lisi Harrison (YA FIC)

-Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz (YA FIC)

-Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale(YA FIC)

-Peaches series by Jodi Lynn Anderson (YA FIC)

-Seeds of America series by Laurie Halse Anderson(J FIC)

-Kathi Appelt books (J FIC)

Guided Reading Level Y (Lexile 861-890)

-Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (Adult FIC)

-All-American Girl series by Meg Cabot (YA FIC)

-Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini (J FIC)

-Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld (YA FIC)

-Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart (J FIC)

-Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot (YA FIC)

-Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman (YA FIC)