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

I AM NUMBER FOUR reading levels

The mythical Pittacus Lore has penned a mythical history of the last descendants of an alien world who are chased by bad guys.  This is a fast paced adventure series based on a movie script.  Not for adults or more sophisticated teens.  Some profanity.  Some sexual innuendo.


I AM NUMBER FOUR

In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old alien hiding on Earth. Adventure and cliche packed! More for teens than adults.

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books—but we are real.

Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. we have lived among you without you knowing. But they know.

Word Count: 100,385
Page Count: 496
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 139745
Lexile: 700L

THE POWER OF SIX

1st book of the Lorien Legacies was "I Am Number Four". In this book the story continues as the kids find one another.

Word Count: 91,624
Page Count: 448
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 146436
Lexile: 840L

THE RISE OF NINE

They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They caught me in New York—but I escaped.
I am Number Six.
They want to finish what they started.

Word Count: 88,014
Page Count: 416
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 154359

The Lost Files

Originally published as the e-novellas Six's Legacy, Nine's Legacy, and The Fallen Legacies, now, for the first time ever, their backstories are together in one volume.

Page Count: 416
No reading info yet

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

Spanish Diary of a Wimpy Kid Reading Levels

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a fabulous series that appeals to guys and girls. You can find the books in English here. This list features all of the books that have been translated into Spanish.

Note that we haven't uploaded all of the Spanish cover images. 

**all ratings from GoodReads
**all links to Amazon.com. Being Affiliate links they help support this site so more lists can be made. (It's amazingly labor intensive.) No cost to you.

Diario De Greg: Un Renacuajo
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal)

3.95 avg rating — 165,817 ratings

Greg es como un alma en pena: quiere portarse de una manera correcta, pero la búsqueda de chicas y de estatus siempre interfiere con sus buenas intenciones.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 19,612
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reader: 5.3 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 113950SP
 Lexile: 880L 

La Ley De Rodrick
(Roderick Rules)

4.08 avg rating — 75,604 ratings

Rodrick siempre sufre las maldades de su hermano mayor Rodrick y ni siquiera está a salvo en vacaciones, además debe aguantar todas las ocurrencias de su mamá.

Word Count: 20,194
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 119441SP
 Lexile: 900L

• see the English listing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid here

Esto Es El Colmo!
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw)

Greg Heffley nunca va a dejar de ser un renacuajo y alguien debería explicárselo a su padre. Resulta que Frank Heffley cree que su hijo puede cambiar. Y para hacerlo más fuerte, decide apuntarlo en todo tipo de deportes de competición y otras actividades.

Word Count: 21,835
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 6.0 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 127979
Lexile: 930L   

Dias De Perros
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days)

Greg, que se reconoce como una "persona indoor",está viviendo su última fantasía estival: no responsabilidades ni normas. Pero la madre de Greg tiene una visión diferente de lo que sería un "verano ideal"...un programa de actividades al aire libre en fam

Word Count: 19,760
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 6.1 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 133167
Lexile: 970L 

La Horrible Realidad
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth)

Greg Heffley siempre ha tenido prisa por crecer. Pero, ahora que empieza a hacerse mayor, ¿de veras resulta todo tan divertido como él esperaba?

Word Count: 19,695
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 5.4 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 140879
Lexile: 940L 


Sin Salida 
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever)

 Sorry, I couldn't find Spanish descriptions for the newer books.

Word Count: 20,757
Page Count: 217
Accelerated Reader: 5.8 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 147741
 Lexile: 1000L 


Tres No Es Compania  Wheel #7
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Third Wheel)

Love is in the air --but not necessarily for Greg.  It's life in the Middle Grade trenches.

Word Count: 19,525
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reader: 5.6 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 155305SP

Mala Suerte #8
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck)

Yikes! Things are getting tough for our boy-- could it be because he is using one of those Magic 8 balls to make decisions?!?

And sadly, Rowley dumps Greg when he gets a girlfriend. Will the boys become best buddies again?

Word Count: 18,271
Page Count:318
Accelerated Reader: 5.5 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 162772

El Arduo Viaje #9
(Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul)

Yikes! Things are getting tough for our boy-- could it be because he is using one of those Magic 8 balls to make decisions?!?

And sadly, Rowley dumps Greg when he gets a girlfriend. Will the boys become best buddies again?

Word Count: 18,271
Page Count:224
Accelerated Reader: 5.5 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 162772SP
Lexile: 1020L 

Diario de Greg # 10

Vieja Escuela (Old School)

Greg asks his community to unplug... and they do. The question is will they all survive (happily) without all the modern conveniences!

4.29 avg rating — 9,680 ratings

Word Count: 18,179
Pages: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 177801
Lexile: 1020L



updated by Pam
updated June 2016

Curious about the Author?  You can find 4 kid-friendly biographies here!

DIVERGENT series reading levels

The Divergent trilogy by Roth is a young adult dystopia set in a future where all of society is divided into four groups. Children live at home until they come of age and are tested to see which Faction they belong with. Woe to those who have skills that might place them in more than one group. They're divergent, dangerous, outcast. But perhaps their time has come at last.

**all ratings from GoodReads


Book #1
DIVERGENT
by Veronica Roth

**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

4.38 avg rating — 416,841 ratings

The setting is Chicago in the future where a large enclave of survivors live, their society structured so that it is divided into 5 factions. At 16, teens must choose their faction and for Beatrice Prior it's a dire decision. Why? Because she's 'divergent' -- a person who's mind is more flexible than most. You would think such an attribute would be appreciated, but no, as it turns out someone is murdering the divergent, and the question is why.

This first book in the series introduces the society and Beatrice's struggles as she switches from Abnegation to the military Dauntless. Adventure packed with heavy romance. (YA)

Reading Information:

Word Count: 105,143
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 144400
 Lexile: HL700L


Book #1.5

Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene

4.28 avg rating — 32,711 ratings

Roth retells a Divergent scene from Tobias's point of view and charges you for it.  (At one point this was free.  Perhaps closer to the release of ALLEGIANT it will be free again.)

Page Count:  16
no reading information


Book #2
INSURGENT
by Veronica Roth

4.30 avg rating — 222,795 ratings

Tris and Four find themselves at the center of a Faction war. 

Word Count: 106,028
Page Count: 544
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 151402
Lexile: HL710L


Book #3

ALLEGIANT

The hopefully exciting ending of this series.

What if your whole world was a lie?

What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?

What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?

Word Count: 110,354
Page Count:  544
Accelerated Reader: 5.7 / points: 17.0
AR quiz: 162562
Lexile: 830L


The World of Divergent: Becoming Allegiant

This would appear to be a free Kindle story.

~~~

Four: A Divergent Story Collection  
February 11, 2014

There are five stories in this collection:  "The Transfer," "The Initiate," "The Son," "The Traitor," and "Free Four".   (See Free Four above.  It's the only story currently published.)

You can purchase them all at one, or individually.  Free Four, as just mentioned, is published but the rest of the stories won't be released until the beginning of September of 2013.  This collection won't be available until 2014.

-- The Transfer
September 24, 2013

-- The Initiate
December 17, 2013

-- The Son 
January 21, 2014

-- The Traitor
February 11, 2014


compiled by Pam

Updated November 2013

BROTHERBAND CHRONICLES reading levels

The Brotherband Chronicles are a spin-off of John Flanagan's extremely popular Ranger's Apprentice series.

A great series for guys. May make them compulsive book readers. Contains violence.

THE OUTCASTS
by John Flanagan

4.40 Stars from 4,745 Goodreaders

Hal and Stig may be outcasts, but they are willing to fight for what's right. They face off against rival groups to try and prove themselves.

Word Count: 105,602
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 147775
Lexile: 780L

THE INVADERS

by John Flanagan

4.40 Stars from 2,821 Goodreaders

Book 2. In book #1, outcasts from Skandia battle other bands. In this book the Herons' celebrations come to a end when a relic sacred to the Skandians goes missing and they are blamed.

Word Count: 106,831
Page Count: 432
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7/ points: 17.0
AR quiz: 151123


THE HUNTERS

4.42 Stars from 1,564 Goodreaders

Hal and the brotherband crew are hot on the trail of the pirate Zavac.

Word Count: 98,324
Page Count: 432
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 155023
Lexile: 780L

Updated July 2013 
compiled by Pam T

THEODORE BOONE series reading info

Theodore Boone is one smart cookie. And so is Joseph Grisham who has breathed new life in the kid-detective mystery genre.

For some Tweens and most Middle-graders.


THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER
by John Grisham

At 13 years, Theodore is giving out legal advice to his classmates. However this doesn't exactly prepare him for when a classmate shows up who needs his help because he's a witness to a murder!

Word Count: 50,657
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 137599
Lexile: 790L

• Publisher: Puffin
• ISBN-10: 014241722X
• sample pages available

THEODORE BOONE: THE ABDUCTION
by John Grisham

Book#2. The “kid lawyer” uses his legal skills to find April, one of his best friends when she goes missing.

Word Count: 42,646
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 144766
Lexile: 830L

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• ISBN-10: 0525425578
• sample pages available

THEODORE BOONE: THE ACCUSED
by John Grisham

Book#3 for this law-savvy boy. Stolen goods are found in Theo's locker. So who would want to frame him?

Word Count:  54,190
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 151574
Lexile: 840L

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (May 15, 2012)
• ISBN-10: 0525425764
• sample pages available

compiled by Pam T

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling reading levels

Harry Potter hardly needs introducing. So without further fuss-and-bother here is our support page for JK Rowling's children's books: a one line reminder of what is covered in the volumes and reading information.

These books are now available for ereaders.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry is rescued from his horrible aunt, uncle and cousin, and sent to Hogwarts.

Word Count: 77,508
Page Count: 309
Accelerated Reading level: 5.5 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 26759
Lexile: 880L


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Now a second-year student, Harry finds himself in danger from a dark power when the Chamber is opened.

Word Count: 84,799
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 6.7 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 32081
Lexile: 940L


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The horrible guards of Azkaban prison are called to protect the school when a mass murderer escapes.

Word Count: 106,821
Page Count: 448
Accelerated Reading level: 6.7 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 32082
Lexile: 880L


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry struggles with growing up. Viktor Krum's crush on Hermione. Harry stinks badges, and Quidditch!

Word Count: 190,858
Reading Level: 6.8
Page Count: 752
Accelerated Reading level: 6.8 / points: 32.0
AR quiz: 40670
Lexile: 880L


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry struggles with a threatening teacher, the house-elf, and finals. Not to mention the creepy dreams.

Word Count: 257,154
Page Count: 870
Accelerated Reading level: 7.2 / points: 44.0
AR quiz: 69785
Lexile: 950L

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The question of Voldemort and who exactly is the half-blood prince.

Word Count: 169,441
Page Count: 652
Accelerated Reading level: 7.2 / points: 29.0
AR quiz: 89154
Lexile: 1030L


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The final showdown with Voldemort.

Word Count: 198,227
Page Count: 759
Accelerated Reading level: 6.9 / points: 34.0
AR quiz: 116230
Lexile: 980L


Harry Potter boxed set
ebook equivalent available only at Pottermore.


Tales Of Beedle The Bard

Dumbledore leaves 5 wizarding fairytales to Hermoine.

Word Count: 12,483
Page Count: 111
Accelerated Reading level: 8.3 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 127341
Lexile: 1290L

Michael Grant's GONE reading levels

GONE is a popular YA dystopia by author Michael Grant. The storyline has teens isolated in a giganic bubble. All adults have vanished and there is a dark power at work. Some of the teens remain as they were, however others develop special abilities. Bullying and power plays are a natural consequence as hunger, fear, and eventually disease wrack the community.

**STARRED** Booklist
**STARRED** Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Gone

In the blink of an eye every adult vanishes. Thus this particular dystopia begins not with a bang, nor with a rampant disease, but with just an absence. And if that's not bad enough all phones, internet, and television are gone too!

Reading Information:
Word Count: 127,678
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 124168
Lexile: 620L
--sample pages available 

• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Hunger #2

It's been three months since all the adults disappeared.

Starvation is imminent and this leads to social unrest with murderous results. And to make matters worse, an evil creature begins to call some of the teens, manipulating them.

Word Count: 133,597
Page Count: 608
Accelerated Reading level: 4.0 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 131195
--sample pages available 


Lies #3

It's been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Perdido Beach burns and battles rage between multiple groups. Rumor has it that death is a way to escape the FAYZ. But will kids believe that?

Word Count: 94,917
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 3.9 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 137845
Lexile: 550L
--sample pages available 


Plague #4

It's been eight months since all the adults disappeared and hunger and lies have started a devastation that only plague can make worse.

Word Count: 105,525
Page Count: 528
Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 145002
--sample pages available 


Fear #5

It's been one year since all the adults disappeared and fear becomes the teens biggest enemy. And they have lots to fear.

Word Count: 113,044
Page Count: 528
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 16.0
AR quiz: 151126
--sample pages available

Light #6           (April 2, 2013)

The gaiaphage has been reborn as Diana's malicious mutant daughter, Gaia.  And to get to an end long-standing enemies must become allies.

Word Count: 92,170
Page Count:  576
Accelerated Reading level: 4.6 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 158433
--sample pages available


compiled by GoodBooksforKids
Updated August 2013)

GALLAGHER GIRLS reading levels

Ally Carter is the author of the popular "Gallagher Girl" series as well as the "Heist Society" and "Uncommon Criminals". What her works have in common are teens, spies, and excitment.

This page features the reading information for her GG books.

Premise:
Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she’s an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real “pavement artist”—but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her?

Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she’s on her most dangerous mission—falling in love.

This is a fun series that has mild suspense, and some violence.  Ratings are from GoodReads!



(GG #1)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You

3.84 Stars — 73,086 ratings

This is the book where it all begins and where new readers find out about Cammie Morgan's school for exceptional girls and future spies. It's also where Cammie Morgan meets Josh, a regular guy.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 66,015
Page Count: 288
Accelerated Reading level: 5.9 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 106309
Lexile: 1000L
--sample pages available


(GG #2)
Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy
4.18 Stars — 33,999 ratings

Chaos erupts when the guys from the boy's school show up. Some of the spy-girls are delighted to have guys around, but others become very suspicious. Cammie's sort of in both camps, which is how she gets off on the wrong foot with Zach. Zach, of course, is competition for Josh.

Word Count: 54,706
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 6.1 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 118772
Lexile: 940L
--sample pages available 


(GG #3)
Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover
4.23 Stars — 27,439 ratings

Kidnapping plots and espionage keep the girls' busy.

Word Count: 59,608
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 5.8 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 132213
Lexile: 890L
--sample pages available


(GG #4)
Only The Good Spy Young
4.34 Stars — 24,502 ratings

Cammie The Chameleon finds out that one of her most trusted buddies is actually a double-agent.

Word Count: 54,406
Page Count: 272
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 138294
Lexile: 780L
--sample pages available 


(GG #5)
Out Of Sight, Out Of Time
4.45 Stars — 14,941 ratings

Cammie wakes up in a convent in the Alps. As she slowly recovers her memory she comes to understand that she's been tortured and missing for months. She then calls upon her Gallagher Academy friends to unravel what happened. Contains violence.

Word Count: 65,505
Page Count: 304
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 150664
--sample pages available


(GG #6)

United We Spy
4.64 Stars — 354 ratings

The exciting conclusion of this series.  Cammie and her friends now know why the  Circle of Cavan has been hunting her.  And they also know that the Circle must be stopped!

compiled by Pam.
(updated August 2013)

GRACELING Realm reading levels

Kristin Cashore is a wonderful author. Her world-building skills are top notch, and she has the ability to breath life into even secondary characters. Because of this she has a huge following.

Here are her books and their reading information. Note that as the books of the Graceling Realm progress they become darker and more adult.

Graceling

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

Katsa is graced. Which is to say that she is one of the people in the realm who are born with extraordinary skills. Her skill is fighting, which became apparent when she accidentally murdered her uncle when she was only eight years old. In another place and time she might have been allowed to determine her own future, however her uncle, a very nasty king, saw the benefit she could be to him as an enforcer.

Her life becomes one of violence lived as the ultimate bully until she meets Po, another graceling who has different ideas about how their unique martial arts abilities can be used.


Graceling is straight-forward sort of story suitable for most Young Adults. It has mild sexual situations and violence.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 115,109
Page Count: 471
Accelerated Reading level: 5.3 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 124842
Lexile: 730L
--sample pages available

Graceling (Spanish)
Word Count: 127,823
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 124842SP


Fire

**Starred Review** Horn
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal 
**Starred Review** Kirkus

War looms in the Dells. Rebel lords are building armies with the intent of destroying the rule of King Nash. Enter Fire, a human monster in a land where there are monster-mice, monster-birds. And rather than being hideous as you might imagine, she is unbelievable beautiful. But it's a beauty that comes with a cost. The sight of her can make regular folk loose their grasp, drive them crazy with lust, or else the desire to murder her.

To complicate matter, Fire can control people's minds. But unlike her father, who also has this power, she is determined not to use it for evil ends. And to Fire's credit she attempts to hide herself in the countryside. But one day her seclusion ends when Prince Brigan arrives to engage her assistance in saving the kingdom from war.

This is a very imaginative story filled with romance and adventure. This book is a prequel.

I've noted that the readers who love Graceling frequently don't care for Fire as much. Fire is a more adult book to me. It deals more with relationships than Graceling which was more of an action-driven novel. Sexual situations, a darker tone, and violence.

Word Count: 112,634
Page Count: 480
Accelerated Reading level: 6.2 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 132410
Lexile: 870L 

--sample pages available

Fuego (Fire, Spanish)
no reading information currently


BITTERBLUE

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

Bitterblue is now queen now that Leck is dead. But Leck's evil influence persists in this darkly toned book that includes sexual content, sadism, and violence. This is not a book I would suggest for middle-graders. I enjoyed it but it's very dark, and really, a little slowly plotted.

Readers who like Fire are probably more likely to like Bitterblue.

Word Count:147,587
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 5.6 / points: 23.0
AR quiz: 153664
Lexile:  HL790L 
--sample pages available

Bitterblue (Spanish)
no reading information currently

compiled by Pam T

TWILIGHT reading levels

Welcome to our Twilight support page. You'll find Lexile and Accelerated Reading information (where available) for all the books in this series, as well as the AR Quiz numbers.

TWILIGHT
Word Count: 118,975
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 101659
Lexile: 720L


New Moon
Word Count: 132,758
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 20.0
AR quiz: 108713
Lexile: 690L

Eclipse
Word Count: 148,971
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 22.0
AR quiz: 116960
Lexile: 670L


Breaking Dawn
Word Count: 186,542
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 28.0
AR quiz: 124537
Lexile: NC690L


Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner
Word Count: 39,225
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 6.0
AR quiz: 137864
Lexile: 680L



THE TWILIGHT SAGA: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
by Stephenie Meyer

A definitive guide to all things “Twilight.” (Ages 12 and up)

Word Count:117,483
Page Count: 524
Accelerated Reading level: 7.6 / points: 21.0
AR quiz: 143673




compiled by Pam T

Reading levels for Rick Riordan books

Rick Riordan is a fabulous author who writes action books that guys (and girls) like. His Olympians have been on the New York Times Best Seller lists -- over 30 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus are in print in numerous languages -- and he has won many literary awards, including the Mark Twain award. Here is his portfolio with descriptions and reading information.

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39 Clues 

**STARRED REVIEW** School Library Journal
**STARRED REVIEW** PublishersWeekly

Rick Riordan writes the first book in this popular Scholastic series.

In this book readers are introduced to Dan and Amy Cahill. Their Aunt Grace has just passed on and when they attend the reading of her will they find out how extraordinary their family really is. Descended from important and powerful people -- like Ben Franklin -- family members are offered a choice of a million dollars or the chance of tremendous power; power than can only be won if they solve a mystery with 39 clues. Dan and Amy choose the puzzle but this puts them in competition with other family members, some of whom aren't very nice. Humor and adventure are nicely mixed.

Book #1 The Maze Of Bones
Word Count: 45,905
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 125985
Lexile: 610L


Book #11 Vespers Rising

Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson team up in this book which serves as a bridge between the old 39 CLUES series and the new one, titled CAHILLS VS. VESPERS. The different stories are about various Cahill family members throughout time.

Word Count: 54,570
Page Count: 240
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / points: 8.0
AR quiz: 143674
Lexile: 690L



Percy Jackson And The Olympians

**STARRED REVIEW** School Library Journal
**STARRED REVIEW** Kirkus

Percy doesn't know it, but he's a 12-year-old demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon. When evil forces start to stalk him, his mother sends him to a summer camp where he finds out that he isn't the only demigod(ess). Historically the camp has been a safe zone. But now with a war breaking out between the gods, he and his new friends find out that this is no longer the case.

AVAILABLE in Spanish, Chinese, other languages, and even in Large Print.

Book #1 Lightning Thief
Word Count: 87,223
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 89885
Lexile: 740L

Book #2 Sea Of Monsters
Word Count: 63,976
Page Count: 304
Accelerated Reading level: 4.6 / points: 9.0
AR quiz: 105933
Lexile: 740L

Book #3 Titan's Curse
Word Count: 72,995
Page Count: 336
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 114711
Lexile: 630L

Book #4 Battle Of The Labyrinth
Word Count: 85,079
Page Count: 384
Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 122983
Lexile: 590L

Book #5 Last Olympian
Word Count: 89,002
Page Count: 416
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 130543
Lexile: 620L


Book #1 Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel
Robert Venditti & Rick Riordan

Word Count: 10,290
Page Count: 128
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 140486
Lexile: GN470L

Book #2 Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel
Robert Venditti & Rick Riordan

Word Count: 7,523
Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 159208


Book #3 Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel  10/08/13
Robert Venditti & Rick Riordan

no reading info currently available



Kane Chronicles

Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Book #1 RED PYRAMID
Word Count: 124,305
Page Count: 544
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 137173
Lexile: 650L

Book #2 THRONE OF FIRE
Word Count: 113,038
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 17.0
AR quiz: 143960
Lexile: 710L

Book #3 SERPENT'S SHADOW
Word Count: 98,599
Page Count: 416
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 151411
Lexile: 690L


Book #3.5  THE SON OF SOBEK

Well, this is interesting.  The description at GoodReads describes this book as an audio e-book narrated by Rick Riordan.  It looks like a regular book for Kindle at Amazon.  

 
Page Count:  51
no reading information currently available


Kane Chronicles Survival Guide
Rick Riordan with Mary-Jane Knight

An illustrated guide to the Kane Chronicles includes information about the characters, the magical places, artifacts of power, and Egyptian history and mythology.

Word Count: 13159
Page Count:144
Accelerated Reading level: 7.2 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 150748





Heroes Of Olympus

Those who want more Camp Half-Blood are going to be pleased with this follow-up series which features new characters Jason, Piper, and Leo.

Book #1 Lost Hero
Word Count: 127,859
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 140427
Lexile: 660L

Book #2 Son Of Neptune
Percy is confused.  Hazel is supposed to be dead.  And Frank is a klutz.  What is really going on here?

Word Count: 117,675
Page Count: 544
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 17.0
AR quiz: 146841


Book #3 Mark Of Athena

The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land to find the Doors of Death. What exactly are the Doors of Death?

Word Count: 132,818
Page Count:  608
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 20.0
AR quiz: 154635

Book #4  House of Hades   10/08/13 

 4.72  Stars from  2,721 GoodReaders 

In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood.  That means the demigods have that long to find the Gates of Death so they can stop Gaea's armies.

The Demigod Diaries
Four short stories plus original art, interviews, puzzles, and games reveal new insights into the world of Percy Jackson and the other heroes of Olympus.

Word Count: 46958
Page Count:  256
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 153379

The Demigod Files

How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate?  What's the best way to take down a minotaur? Become an expert on everything in Percy's world with this must-have guide to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Complete with interviews, puzzles, games, and original short stories by Rick Riordan. 

Word Count: 23,809
Page Count:  160
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 129142
Lexile: 630L


compiled by GoodBooksforKids staff
(updated August 2013)