DK STAR WARS & LEGO series - books at the 4th Grade Reading Level

These little DK STAR WARS books retell the adventures of Hans, Luke, Leia, and the gang.  The fact that the graphics feature the Lego franchise doesn't hurt their appeal one bit.

Note that since the word count is relatively low, they might be these a good choice for struggling or reluctant readers. 

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Lego Star Wars -- A NEW HOPE
by Emma Grange

3.93 avg rating — 74 ratings

From Tatooine to the Death Star, this DK practice reader introduces (or reminds) readers of the characters and adventures of the first Star Wars movie.

Images use Lego sets and characters.

War in the galaxy
The man in the scary black
suit is Darth Vader.

He commands an army of
soldiers called stormtroopers.

Darth Vader's evil empire has
seized control
of the galaxy.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 606
Page Count:32
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 169372

Lego Star Wars -- RETURN OF THE JEDI
by Emma Grange

4.07 avg rating — 46 ratings 

This Lego Star Wars book covers the characters and adventure of the 2nd movie.

One thing I noticed is that the language and phrasing in this book is more sophisticated than the author's first book.

Word Count: 940
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reader: 4.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 169374

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Lego Star Wars --THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
by Emma Grange

3.80 avg rating — 51 ratings  

The Empire gets it's just desserts in this third book in this series. 

These books are available (as of this date) for under $4 apiece.

Word Count: 940
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reader: 4.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 169374

compiled September 2016

JEFF KINNEY - Books About the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Author

THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series has been one of the most popular series for elementary and middle school readers for quite a few years.

I know these books are ones that my son and I enjoyed sharing.  It was great to curl up (he did this even as a middle-schooler) on the couch and just laugh our heads off at Greg's and his family's exploits.  And I created this list because I thought young readers might be interested in this wonderful author.

There are now 3 books at the 4th Grade Reading level, which is the same level as the series.  I also found two others, one much longer book at the 5th Grade reading level and one short book at the 6th Grade level.

Enjoy!

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**all links to Amazon

Jeff Kinney
(Blastoff! Readers Level 4: Children's Storytellers)
by Christina Leaf

I couldn't find any reviews for this BlastOff book.  The description says that there are full color photos and simple language.

Reading Information
Word Count: 848
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 4.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 176585

Jeff Kinney

(Capstone)
by Kelli L. Hicks
Michael Byers (Illustrations)

This short biography talks about Jeff's  childhood, education, and milestones as a best selling children's author.

There are photos, of course, but also information like the fact that the WIMPY KID books have been translated into 41 languages.  (How is that for popular!)

Word Count: 712
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 4.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 160019
Lexile: 770L

Jeff Kinney
Abdo Publishing Company
(Checkerboard Biography)
by Megan M. Gunderson

4.18 avg rating — 94 ratings

This biography covers Jeff Kinney's life beginning with his early life in Maryland.  Interestingly it talks about his middle school memories, his love of reading, and what he is doing now.

Word Count: 1,823
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 147470
--library binding

Who Is Jeff Kinney?
by Patrick Kinney
John Hinderliter (Illustrations)

Publisher's Blurb:

Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional. 

Then, an idea struck: Jeff would write a journal from the perspective of a child, illustrated with doodles just like a kid might do. And so, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was born--and it was a hit! In this biography, Jeff's brother, Patrick Kinney, provides a knowledgeable look at the life of this best-selling author/illustrator. From Jeff's childhood pranks to his job developing online games, kids will love the chance to learn more about the creator of the popular Wimpy Kid books.

Word Count: 7,991
Page Count:  112
Accelerated Reader: 5.5 / points: 1.0
Ar quiz: 176429
Lexile: 830L
--available for Kindle

Jeff Kinney
(Remarkable Writers)
by Christine Webster

4.28 avg rating — 57 ratings

Did you know that Jeff was a computer programmer and that he worked on the wildly popular website Poptropica?  Tis true.  

And did you now he had an older brother who is not named Roderick?

This biography is at the 6th Grade reading level but has the advantage of being only 32 pages long. 

Word Count: 4,636
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 6.1 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 154778


compiled by Pam
updated November 2015 

To find the Diary of a Wimpy Kid list in English, check here.

For the Spanish version, check here.

DISNEY'S FROZEN - reading information

FROZEN is the movie phenomena.  And adults and kids have been swept into the adventure and been awed by the fantastic music.

The following books entertain are based on the movie and give kids a chance to read-it for themselves.  

The BEST part is that these books are very affordable.  In fact, downright cheap, with most of them under $4 dollars.  So there's no reason not to put them on the home shelves where they can be read again and again!

Enjoy the fun!

**all ratings from GoodReads

Big Snowman, Little Snowman
(Step into Reading)
9780385385435

by Tish Rabe

3.97 avg rating — 278 ratings

Perfect for little ones.  This Frozen themed book is all about opposites, like "Happy sister, sad sister" and on/off, in/out.

You can start out using it with toddlers as a learning tool where you can point out objects and things like bird and cup, and name them.  Then later (or now) you can be use the book as a practice reader.  It's at the Kindergarten reading level.

(as of mid-June 2015 it's under $4!)

Reading Information:
Word Count: 138
Page Count:32
Accelerated Reader: 0.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 162307
Lexile: 70L
--amazon

Anna's Best Friends
(Step into Reading)
by Christy Webster

3.88 avg rating — 136 ratings

This adventure is all about Anna's best friends, Kristoff and his reindeer Sven.  The print is still large and the sentences are short; perfect for newer readers. They'll love reading about Anna's search for her sister.

(as of mid-June 2015 it's under $4!)

Word Count: 98
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 1.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 163902
--amazon 

Hello, Olaf!
(Step Into Reading)
by Andrea Posner-Sanchez

Shiny stickers! come with this book where kids get to meet Olaf.

Word Count: 128
Page Count:24
Accelerated Reader: 1.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 171449
Lexile: 360L
--amazon

A Tale Of Two Sisters
(Step into Reading)
9780385385442
by Melissa Lagonegro

4.06 avg rating — 432 ratings

A super-short retelling of the story.  This book features colorful pages and short sentences.  Here's sample text from the first 2 pages:

Princess Elsa and Princess Anna are sisters.

Elsa has a secret. She has magic powers. She can create ice.

Word Count: 327
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 1.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 162306
Lexile: 260L
--amazon 

A Day In The Sun
(Disney)
by Frank Berrios

3.82 avg rating — 168 ratings

We know Olaf likes warm weather, and in this book kids get to read about all the fun things Olaf dreams of doing under the sun.

Word Count: 119
Page Count:16
Accelerated Reading level: 1.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 174203
Lexile: 480L
--amazon

A Sister More Like Me
by Barbara Jean Hicks
Brittney Lee (Illustrator)

4.41 avg rating — 355 ratings

This book is interesting because it covers the missing years in Anna's and Elsa's lives, a period of time that wasn't mentioned in the movie.  

Alternating view points --shown in different colored text -- the sisters talk about their teen years where each sister developed their own interests and way of doing things.  Elsa, for example, liked to read books.  Anna, on the other hand, liked to be outside and she loved horseback riding.

Word Count: 528
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 3.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 162305
--amazon 

Anna's Icy Adventure
(Golden First Chapters)
by Elise Allen

4.14 avg rating — 97 ratings 

This book is long at 80 pages, but kids will be really motivated to keep reading as it retells the FROZEN story, only this time from Anna's point of view.

Word Count: 8,638
Page Count: 80
Accelerated Reader: 3.6 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 161831
Lexile: 570L
--amazon

Frozen Fever
(Deluxe Novelization-Disney)
by Victoria Saxon

4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings

It's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are working to pull together the best party ever.  The only problem is that Elsa's icy powers are putting the freeze on their best efforts.

Word Count: 10,791
Page Count: 96
Accelerated Reader: 4.0 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 172718
--amazon

Frozen: Junior Novelization
0736431187
by Sarah Nathan (Adaptor)
Sela Roman (Adaptor)

4.33 avg rating — 1331 ratings

This chapter book is at the 4th Grade reading level but it's got plenty of praise from adoring adults. Follows the movie closely.

Word Count: 19,395
Page Count: 128
Accelerated Reader: 4.1 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 163218
--amazon
--audio version available
--sample pages available

compiled by Pam
updated June 2015

THE RITHMATIST (Brandon Sanderson) series reading information

Brandon Sanderson is a brilliant writer.  His MISTBORN fantasy series earned him a wide and enthusiastic Adult audience, and now he has turned his hand to the Young Adult market.  

• In this first book there is no profanity nor sexual situations and the violence takes place off-screen, so that this book would also be appropriate for younger teens.

• The overall 'flavor' is steampunk-ish with a 'realistic' sort of magical system.  (Sanderson is known for his world building expertise.)

**all ratings from GoodReads 


THE RITHMATIST
(Rithmatist #1)
by Brandon Sanderson
Ben McSweeney (Illustrator)    

4.25 avg rating — 11,935 ratings

Rithmatists are people who have the ability to bring chalklings--chalk drawings-- to life.

16 year-old Joel attends an exclusive school that trains both Rithmatist and non-Rithmatist students.  Joel isn't a Rithmatist but he has made the art the intensive focus of his studies. When Rithmatist students begin disappearing he and another student, Melody, are assigned to a Rithmatist professor, and together they begin to investigate what is snatching students from their beds.

Word Count: 89,898
Page Count:  378
Accelerated Reader: 4.9 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 159269
Lexile: HL680L

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You might also like the following:
STEELHEART by Brandon Sanderson

Middle Grade on Up
Review: Screaming Staircase
Review: The Burning Sky
Review:The Unwanteds

Young Adult and New Adult on up
Review: Screaming Staircase
Review: California Bones
Review: Shadow and Bone
Review: Sorrow's Knot
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 A second book is due out in 2015

compiled by Pam
updated July 2014

UNDER THE NEVER SKY reading information

Mediocre writing doesn't keep this formulaic book from being very popular.  I would suggest it for readers who enjoyed I AM NUMBER FOUR.

**all ratings from GoodReads 
*one short sex scene. Alcohol. Violence

ROAR AND LIV
(Under the Never Sky 0.5)

4.11 avg rating — 4,275 ratings

The dynamics between Vale, Roar, and Liv are explored.  It results in Vale making decisions that change the fate of the Tides forever.

Page Count:  68
no reading information available



UNDER THE NEVER SKY
by Veronica Rossi

4.07 avg rating — 42,911 ratings

This story begins with some teens breaking into a damaged Agricultural dome. The backstory is that some of the survivors on this broken-earth are living a high tech existence where they are holed up in a complex of domes where their food is grown and where they are kept safe from the 'outside'.

'Things happen' though and Aria finds herself outside, where thankfully a boy shows up to save her.

Check out a sample yourself.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 87,078
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reader: 4.1 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 148732
-- Spanish  BAJO EL CIELO ETERNO


THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT 
(bk#2 Under the Ever Sky)
by Veronica Rossi

4.30 avg rating — 18,096 ratings 

Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?

Word Count: 76,049
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 159991
-- Spanish  BAJO LA NOCHE ETERNA


BROOKE
(Under the Never Sky #2.5)

3.87 avg rating — 830 ratings 

In THE EVER NIGHT the Tides sought selter from the Aether storms.  But the cave they find has memories for Brooke, and events --like her losing Perry-- forces her to consider who she is now.

Page Count:  82
no reading information available

INTO THE STILL BLUE
(bk#3 Under the Ever Sky)

4.35 avg rating — 2,615 ratings

Can Perry and Aria save Cinder?  Can they reach the Still Blue before Sable and Hess?

It's up to Perry and Aria to unit the Outsiders and Dweller to bring order and balance to the world.

Page Count: 400
no reading information currently available 


compiled by Pam
updated February 2014

NEWBERY HONOR Books

This list features the NEWBERY HONOR books. 

We'll be expanding it in the future to include more information and more back-years. In the meantime, there are links to check out the reviews at Amazon.com.

You can find the Newbery Medal Winners here. That list includes book descriptions and other information like reading levels, book points, and quiz numbers for those who like those additional facts.

**all ratings from GoodReads

*sample pages are available for all of these books


2013


SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS
by Laura Amy Schlitz

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

 3.85 avg rating — 3,150 ratings

Clara Wintermute is the only child of a wealthy doctor.  When she sees  Gaspare Grisini fantastic puppet work she has him invited to her birthday party.  Gaspare agrees, but only because his criminal nature lets him see this as an opportunity to become rich.

Gaspare arrives with his two innocents assistants, Lizzie and Parsefall.  To the youngsters Clara's life seems marvelous.  But in fact it is not all it seems to be.  There are secrets and private grief and guilt.  And before the puppeteer and his helpers, Lizzie and Parsefall, can act, someone else kidnaps Clara.  

As they try to puzzle out who could have taken Clara, and where she is, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini’s criminal past.  Fleeing London, where they are suspects, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini’s ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it’s too late. 

Reading Information:
Word Count: 102,088
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 153476
 Lexile: 670L 


BOMB: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
by Steve Sheinkin

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** Kirkus

4.15 avg rating — 4,134 ratings

The story of the atomic bomb.  This tale includes espionage!

Word Count:  60,534
Page Count:  266
Accelerated Reading level: 6.9 / points: 10.0
AR quiz:153499
Lexile: 920L 


THREE TIMES LUCKY
by Sheila Turnage

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

4.01 avg rating — 4,965 ratings

Miss Moses LoBeau (Mo) lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC.  When she was a baby she was found on the shore after a hurricane, and she's been stormy ever since. 

She's found a home with the Colonel and Miss Lana.  And while she hopes one day to find her 'upstream mom', she's more than loyal to them.   So when a police detective comes to town investigating a murder, she can't help but get involved.

Word Count: 62,217
Page Count:  256
Accelerated Reading level: 3.9 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 151057
Lexile: 560L


2012

BREAKING STALIN'S NOSE
by Eugene Yelchin

**Starred Review**Horn Book
3.80 avg rating — 3,295 ratings 

Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six:

• The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism.
• A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and always acts according to conscience.
• A Young Pioneer has a right to criticize shortcomings.

But now that it is finally time to join the Young Pioneers, the day Sasha has awaited for so long, everything seems to go awry. He breaks a classmate's glasses with a snowball. He accidentally damages a bust of Stalin in the school hallway. And worst of all, his father, the best Communist he knows, was arrested just last night.

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 15,128
Page Count: 160
Accelerated Reading level: 4.6 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 146486



INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN
by Thanhha Lai

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

4.06 avg rating — 11,563 ratings 

For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree.

But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. HÀ and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, HÀ discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape . . . and the strength of her very own family.

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 14,925
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 142622
Lexile: 800L


2011

TURTLE IN PARADISE
by Jennifer L. Holm

**Starred Review** ALA BookList
**Starred Review** Kirkus

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

3.89 avg rating — 7,802 ratings 

11-year-old Turtle discovers that life isn't like the movies. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935, and jobs and money and sometimes even dreams are scarce. So when Turtle's mama gets a job housekeeping for a lady who doesn't like kids, Turtle says goodbye without a tear and heads off to Key West, Florida, to stay with relatives she's never met.

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 30,474
Page Count: 208
Accelerated Reading level: 3.7 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 137063
Lexile: 610L

HEART OF A SAMURAI 
by Margi Preus

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

3.86 avg rating — 2,325 ratings

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Word Count: 51,267
Page Count: 320
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 139383
 Lexile: 760L 

DARK EMPEROR AND OTHER POEMS OF NIGHT
by Joyce Sidman
Rick Allen (Illustrator)

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** HornBook
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

4.01 avg rating — 837 ratings

Table of Contents
Snail At Moonrise
Love Poem Of The Primrose Month
Dark Emperor
Oak After Dark
Night-Spider's Advice
I Am A Baby Porcupette
Cricket Speaks
The Mushrooms Come
Ballad Of The Wandering Eft
Bat Wraps Up
Moon's Lament
Welcome To The Night

This collection of poems celebrates the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark.

Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze,
come smell your way among the trees,
come touch rough bark and leathered leaves:
Welcome to the night. 

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 2,604
Page Count:  32
Accelerated Reading level: 6.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 139110
Lexile: 1020L


ONE CRAZY SUMMER
(Gaither Sisters #1)
by Rita William-Garcia

Scott O'Dell Award (2011)
 National Book Award Nominee for Young People's Literature

**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** HornBook
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 45,483
Page Count: 
Accelerated Reader:  4.6 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 135338
Lexile: 750L


2010

CLAUDETTE COLVIN: TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE
by Phillip Hoose

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** HornBook

 4.09 avg rating — 1,888 ratings

Presents the life of the Alabama teenager who played an integral but little-known role in the Montgomery bus strike of 1955-1956, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company.

Common Core Aligned
Word Count: 32,581
Page Count:  160
Accelerated Reader:  6.8 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 129138
Lexile: 1000L

THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE
by Jacqueline Kelly

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal

 3.95 avg rating — 14,140 ratings

In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.

Common Core Aligned
Word Count: 80,972
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 130075
Lexile: 830L
--Evolucion De Calpurnia Tate - SPANISH
(no reading information for Spanish edition)

WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON
 by Grace Lin

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal

4.20 avg rating — 11,516 ratings 

Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish and then joins a dragon that cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of discovering how to change her family's fortune.

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 42,634
Page Count: 304
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 131480
Lexile: 820L

The MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG
by Rodman Philbrick

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

 3.65 avg rating — 3,348 ratings 

Homer P. Figg escapes from his ruthless guardian's home in Pine Swamp, Maine, and sets out to find his beloved older brother, Harold, who has been illegally sold into the Union Army.

Common Core Recommended
Word Count: 45,255
Page Count: 240
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 127487
Lexile: 950L


2009

THE UNDERNEATH
David Small (Illustrator)
by Kathi Appelt

**Starred Review** ALA BookList
3.90 avg rating — 4,651 ratings

There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for awhile, and then abandoned on the side of the road.

Others raved about it.  I happened to find this story to be dull and violent. Two traits that don't usually go together, but I'm not much for meanness in KidLit. 

It's one of those stories that follows different characters, where towards the end their paths cross.

Common Core Aligned
Word Count: 56,265
Page Count: 313
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 122589
Lexile: 830L



THE SURRENDER TREE: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
by Margarita Engle

**Starred Review** ALA BookList
3.95 avg rating — 912 ratings

Rosa is a nurse who turns hidden caves into hospitals. She helps everyone she can regardless of race, age....  This collection of poems addresses Cuba's long struggle to become truly free.  (set at turn of the 19th Century)

Word Count: 12,053
Page Count: 384
Accelerated Reading level: 6.4 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 121475
Lexile: NP



SAVVY
(Savvy, #1)
by Ingrid Law

**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** ALA BookList

3.95 avg rating — 21,435 ratings

When my brother Fish turned thirteen, we moved to the deepest part of inland because of the hurricane and, of course, the fact that he’d caused it.

In Mib's family, when you turn 13, you get your special ability.  Your SAVVY.

Book #2 is SCRUMBLE. 

Word Count: 57,148
Page Count: 342
Accelerated Reader: 6.0 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 122451
Lexile: 1070L

AFTER TUPAC & D FOSTER
by Jacqueline Woodson

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal

3.63 avg rating — 1,680 ratings

This book looks at the world through the eyes three 12 year-old girls.  It deals with some 'heavy' issues, but at an age appropriate level, according to the reviews I've read.  (I've put it on my TBR)

Common Core Aligned
Word Count: 29,251
Page Count: 151
Accelerated Reader: 4.7 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 120399
Lexile: 750L


2008

Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt
Feathers, by Jacqueline Woodson


compiled by Pam
updated January 2014