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Paperbacks–Stage A
Upper Elementary School Paperbacks include 30 titles (5 copies each) at three levels.

Level 1
Lexile 200-500

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Graphic classic based on the novel by Jules Verne

Buzz! A Book About Insects
Nonfiction by Melvin Berger

Demeter and Persephone
Graphic classic based on the Greek Myth

No Boys Allowed
Realistic fiction by Christine Taylor-Butler

The Revenge of the Fireflies
Science fiction by J. B. Stamper

Screeech! A Book About Bats
Nonfiction by Melvin and Gilda Berger

Selena!
Biography by Sandhya Seshan with Elvira Ortiz

The Story of a Flea and His Dog
Humorous Fiction by Faith McNulty

The Torch Runner
Fiction by Dina Anastasio

Twin Talk: Advice from a TV Talk Show
Realistic fiction by Adena Spingarn

Level 2
Lexile 400-700

Cockroach Cooties
Realistic fiction by Laurence Yep

Finding the Titanic
Nonfiction by Robert Ballard

Get Ready for Gabi: Who’s That Girl?
Realistic fiction by Marisa Montes

Hey L’il D #2: Take the Court
Realistic fiction by Bob Lanier with Heather Goodyear

Little Monster
Science fiction by Allan Baillie

Navajo Long Walk
Historical fiction by Nancy M. Armstrong

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Mecha-Monkeys From Mars
Science Fiction by Dav Pilkey

Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Humorous Fiction by Louis Sachar

Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House #7)
Fantasy by Mary Pope Osborne

Treasure Island
Graphic classic based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson

Level 3
Lexile 600-900

Adventures of the Shark
Lady: Eugenie Clark Around the World
Biography by Ann McGovern

David Copperfield
Graphic classic based on the novel by Charles Dickens

The Story of Harriet Tubman, Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Biography by Kate McMullan

How Tía Lola Came to Stay
Realistic fiction by Julia Alvarez

It Came from Ohio! My Life as a Writer
Autobiography of R.L. Stine as told to Joe Arthur

Pyrates #1: The Secret City
Mystery by Chris Archer

Riding Freedom
Historical fiction by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Shoebag
Science fiction by M.E. Kerr, writing as Mary James

The Amazing Days of Abbey Hayes: Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Realistic Fiction by Anne Mazer

With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Realistic fiction by Angela Shelf Medearis