GREGOR THE OVERLANDER reading levels

Suzanne Collins has another series besides Hunger Games. Written first, the Underland Chronicles have received considerable critical and reader praise. 

Suitable for middle-graders.

GREGOR THE OVERLANDER

11-year-old Gregor and his little sister, Boots, crawl through a grate in the laundry room and are hurtled into the dark world of the Underland where humans live uneasily beside giant creatures like spiders, bats, and cockroaches.

The fragile peace though is falling apart, and far from wanting to get involved, Gregor only wants to get himself and his sister back home.  That is until he discovers that he arrival in the Underland was foretold and that an important quest is his. 

Word Count: 55,665
Page Count:  320
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 71754
Lexile: 630L

Gregor Las Tierras Bajas (Spanish)

Book #2
GREGOR & THE PROPHECY OF BANE

Gregor returns to the underworld to rescue his kidnapped sister, Boots.  

Word Count: 56,663
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 82278
Lexile: 680L

Gregor y la Profecia de la Destruccion  (Spanish)



Book #3

GREGOR & THE CURSE OF THE WARMBLOODS

Gregor and Boots seek the cure for a terrible plague that threatens their mother's life.

Word Count: 66,278
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 88381


Book #4
GREGOR AND THE MARKS OF SECRET

Gregor returns to the Underland where he joins Princess Luxa and Ripred to stop the army led by the adolescent rat king, the Bane.

Word Count: 61,548
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 106347
Lexile: 730L


Book #5 
GREGOR AND THE CODE OF CLAW

When Gregor learns the ancient prophecy foretells his death, he gathers his courage to defend Regalia.

Word Count: 78,959
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 114627

HUNGER GAMES reading levels

SUZANNE COLLINS set the YA genre on fire when she and Scholastic published HUNGER GAMES back in 2008.  I mean, who would have imagined a series that would outsell Harry Potter.

THE HUNGER GAMES

PublishersWeekly Best Book of 2008  
Kirkus Best Book of 2008 
SchoolLibraryJournal Best Book of 2008 
HornBook Fanfare Choice 
ALA Booklist Best Book of 2008  
100 weeks at #1 on New York Times

In a future North America there are 13 districts dominated by a Capital that maintains brutal control through intimidation.  In order to insure that the districts don't forget that they are subservient, annual games are held where children are chosen to fight to the death against one another.  When sixteen-year-old Katniss's sister is chosen, she defies convention and volunteers to take her place. And this is where the adventure begins.

Reading Level Information:
Word Count: 99,750
Page Count:  384
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 123740
Lexile: 810L


CATCHING FIRE

PublishersWeekly Best Book of 2009 
Kirkus Best Book of 2009
SchoolLibraryJournal Best Book of 2008 
HornBook Fanfare ChoiceALA Booklist Editor's Choice 2009

100 weeks at #1 on New York Times
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A Time Magazine Top 10 Fiction Book of 2009
A People Magazine (Top 10) Best Book of 2009
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Los Angeles Times Best Children's Book of 2009

Katniss and Peeta have won the Hunger Games and now they and their families should be safe.  However, because they won by defying the Capital's rules, they find themselves being used as the figureheads for the rising unrest in the Districts.  

Word Count: 101,564
Page Count:  391
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 132824
Lexile: 820L


MOCKINGJAY

#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2010
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A 2010 Booklist Editors' Choice
A 2010 Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010
#1 USA Today Bestseller
#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12.  A dark ending to this amazing trilogy.

Word Count: 100,269
Page Count:  400
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 138972
Lexile: 800L

GIVER QUARTET (Lois Lowry) reading levels

Lois Lowry is a brilliant author.  She can write funny sweet books like Gooney Bird Greene, and haunting books like the Giver Quartet and Number the Stars. 

THE GIVER 

**1994 Newbery Medal**
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
Booklist Editors' Choice
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** HornBook

In Jonas' world there is no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment.  Children go to school and play.  Adults work at tasks that fit their capabilities, and it seems as if everything is idyllic.   Certainly Jonas and his family are happy.  That is, until the day when Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy.

Reading Information:

Word Count: 43,617
Page Count: 240
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 8568
Lexile: 760L

The Giver: A BookCaps Study Guide 

GATHERING BLUE (The Giver, #2) 

Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, she struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever.

Word Count: 47,893
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 44063
Lexile: 680L

MESSENGER (The Giver, #3)

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

For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has been invaluable as a messenger. Now he must make one last journey through the treacherous forest with his only weapon, a power he unexpectedly discovers within himself

Word Count: 36,627
Page Count: 192
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / points: 5.0
AR quiz: 77348
Lexile: 720L


 SON (The Giver, #4)
 
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn’t exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive?

She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice. 

Word Count: 76,096
Page Count: 
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 153883
Lexile: 720L

WONDLA reading levels

Tony DiTerlizzi is a wonderful author and this illustrated series has found it's way to the New York Times Best Seller List.


SEARCH FOR WONDLA (#1)

**Starred Review** School Library Journal

Eva Nine has never seen another human being.  Reared by a robot she's lived in isolation. However when her underground home is destroyed, Eva sets off to search for anyone else like her: not knowing what she'll encounter.

Word Count: 74,098
Page Count: 512
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 139492
Lexile: 760L

• ISBN-10: 1416983112
• sample pages available

HERO FOR WONDLA 

**Starred Review** School Library Journal

Before the end of The Search for WondLa, Eva Nine had never seen another human, but after a human boy named Hailey rescues her along with her companions, she couldn’t be happier. Eva thinks she has everything she’s ever dreamed of, especially when Hailey brings her and her friends to the colony of New Attica, where humans of all shapes and sizes live in apparent peace and harmony.

But all is not idyllic in New Attica, and Eva Nine soon realizes that something sinister is going on—and if she doesn’t stop it, it could mean the end of everything and everyone on planet Orbona.

Word Count: 71,200
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 11.0
AR quiz: 151511

Reading levels for Lauren Kate books

Lauren Kate's writes for Young Adults and her brooding fallen angels have captured many a young heart. For those of you with either Kindle software or a Kindle device you can try Kate's ebook sampler: Lauren Kate's Fallen Series Ebook Sampler

Reading information (where available) can be found below.

The Fallen series

Fallen #1

3.75 Stars — 173,948 ratings

Suspected in the death of her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Luce is sent to a Savannah, Georgia, reform school where she meets two intriguing boys and learns the truth about the strange shadows that have always haunted her.

Word Count: 100,927
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 135747
Lexile: 830L
--sample pages available


Torment #2

3.92 Stars — 90,117 ratings

Hidden by her cursed angelic boyfriend in a school for Nephilim, Luce discovers the meaning of the Shadows that have always followed her and begins manipulating them to learn about her past lives.

Word Count: 99,155
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 139717
--sample pages available


Passion #3
3.89 Stars — 57,789 ratings 

Learn all about Luce and her boyfriend's history.

Word Count: 91,529
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 144272
--sample pages available


Fallen In Love #3.5

3.74 Stars — 14,490 ratings

A collection of four love stories featuring characters from the Fallen series.

Word Count: 38,287
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 6.0
AR quiz: 148946
--sample pages available


Rapture #4 (Final book in the Fallen quartet)
4.01 Stars — 30,251 ratings

This is the final book where everything gets wrapped up!

Word Count: 94,493
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 152503
--sample pages available

Other books

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove
 3.20  Stars — 3,138 ratings 

High-school senior Nat has worked hard to put her trailer-park past behind her, and when she and her boyfriend are crowned Palmetto Prince and Princess, everything will be perfect. Then they play a prank on Justin, and everything goes horribly wrong.

Word Count: 51524
Page Count: 235
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 137161
--sample pages available


compiled by Pam T
updated by August 2013