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LEVEL S:
Selections challenge readers to make connections with previous
reading and with historical events; words present many shades
of meaning that require readers' interpretation; this level
includes chapter books in a variety of genres.
Level S titles:
Ben and Me Lawson
In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Lord
Eureka! It's Television! Bendick
In the Line of Fire: Eight Women War Spies Sullivan
The Star Fisher Yep
The Broccoli Tapes Slepian
Earthquake! A Story of Old San Francisco Kudlinski
Salsa Stories Delacreb
Bessie Coleman Brager
The Chicago Fire Gutner
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LEVEL T:
At this level, readers encounter a variety of nonfiction text
structures; expanded vocabulary requires readers to consider
both literal and connotative meaning.
Level T titles:
Sleepers, Wake Jacobs
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens Lauber
Under the Royal Palms Ada
Sounder Armstrong
The Girl Who Chased Sorrow Turner
Where Are the Wolves? Motil
Bonanza Girl Beatty
The Big Lie: A True Story Leitner
The Tall Tale of John Henry Neufeld
The Story of Levi's Burgan
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LEVEL U:
Books cover a breadth of topics and present specific, technical
information; illustrations require interpretation and connection
to text; text requires readers to employ a wide range of reading
strategies.
Level U titles:
First Ladies: Women Who Called the White House Home
Gormley
Hoang Anh: A Vietnamese-American Boy Hoyt-Goldsmith
The Story of My Life Keller
An Indian Winter Freedman
The Secret Garden Burnett
Midnight Magic Avi
Geysers: When Earth Roars Gallant
Sir Arthur Kotsakis
Golden Games Zemanski
Great Explorations Neufeld
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LEVEL V:
Texts present complex issues and use technical language; topics
are distant from students' experience in terms of time and
geographic area, and may include realistic historical information
and more difficult themes.
Level V titles:
Get on Board: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Haskins
How I Came to Be a Writer Reynolds Naylor
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Rowling
The Music of Dolphins Hesse
Alice in Wonderland Carroll
1000 Facts About Space Beasant
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi
Old Yeller Gipson
Under Wraps Goldfish
Eleanor Roosevelt Blevins
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LEVEL W:
Books present complex information requiring readers to employ
a wide range of content knowledge and to understand the basic
organizational structures of nonfiction; topics explore the
human condition and social issues; texts vary in length; print
is generally in a small font.
Level W titles:
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? Fritz
Sea Otter Rescue: The Aftermath of an Oil Spill Smith
From Rags to Riches Aaseng
Our World of Mysteries Lord
The First Woman Doctor Baker
Through My Eyes Bridges
The Phantom Tollbooth Juster
Buried in Ice: The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition
Beattie & Geiger
Dive! Earle
The Moon Bridge Savin
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LEVEL X:
Covers increasingly mature themes, and requires extensive
prior knowledge; texts are designed to present a significant
amount of new information.
Level X titles:
One More River to Cross Haskins
Out of the Dust Hesse
Children of the Wild West Freedman
Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary van der Rol & Verhoeven
Bully For You Teddy Roosevelt Fritz
Call It Courage Sperry
Sarah Bishop O'Dell
At Her Majesty's Request: An Africa Princess in Victorian
England Meyers
M.C. Higgins the Great Hamilton
Summer of Fire Lauber
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LEVEL Y:
Books feature similar themes to previous levels, with more
explicit detail; requires critical reading skills to evaluate
the quality and objectivity of the text.
Level Y titles:
Castle Macaulay
The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Shot Haskins
My Brother Sam Is Dead Collier & Collier
Seeing Earth from Space Lauber
Restless Spirit Partridge
Tales Mummies Tell Lauber
The Colorado River Rawlins
Blizzard! Murphy
I Am an American Stanley
Tales of Real Escape Dowswell
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LEVEL Z:
A challenge for more widely-read students requiring critical
reading skills; topics include controversial social and political
issues; readers experience complex examples of nonfiction
organizational structure.
Level Z titles:
Treasure Island Stevenson
Great Escapes of World War II Sullivan
We Shall Not Be Moved Dash
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Twain
Triumph on Everest Coburn
Black Beauty Sewell
Where the River Runs Graff
The Day the Women Got the Vote Sullivan
The History of Emigration from China and Southeast Asia
Prior
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction Macaulay
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