Guided Reading List: Juvenile Fiction and Juvenile Nonfiction L

This book list was created using Guided Reading Levels provided by Fountas & Pinnell, and children’s publishers such as ABDO Publishing, Capstone Press, Cavendish Square, Children’s Press, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Random House and Scholastic.


Updated September 16, 2025
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Mercy Watson is missing! /
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
Every favorite character from Kate DiCamillo's New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books makes an appearance in this extended, riotously funny series crescendo. When Mercy Watson the pig goes missing, all of Deckawoo Drive is in an uproar. The Watsons are inconsolable...
Welcome to Sparklegrove /
Elliott, Rebecca
Paper Book
Bo Tinseltail and friends welcome a new jackalope family to Sparklegrove Forest in the latest installment of this USA Today bestselling early chapter book series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly...
Trim sets sail /
Hopkinson, Deborah
Paper Book
One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader. When Trim trips over a napping dog, little does he know that soon he'll set sail and begin learning how to be a ship's...
Amy Namey in ace reporter
McDonald, Megan
Paper Book
Amy Namey is chasing a news story in this Judy Moody® story for newly independent readers. Amy Namey, Ace Reporter, is on the hunt for a good news story. But not a lot happens in the town of Frog Neck Lake. So what's a budding reporter to do? Team up with Judy Moody! With Judy...
Rocky Zang in the amazing Mr. Magic
McDonald, Megan.
Paper Book
Abracadabra! Kalamazoo! Rocky and Judy astound and amaze in the Greatest Backyard Magic Show on Earth! Rocky is perfecting the tricks for his magic show when Judy Moody offers to be his assistant. Rocky agrees, but it turns out that Judy -- or Stella the Spectacular as she...
Kenya
Murray, Julie
Paper Book
Welcome to Kenya - home of the port city of Mombasa, nature and wildlife preserves, and Africa's largest freshwater lake! Maps, a timeline with photos, and fun facts complement the text. The book closes with a facts page including Kenya's population and total area, as well as images of the country's...
Norway
Murray, Julie
Paper Book
Welcome to Norway - land of breathtaking fjords and spectacular mountains and home to the bustling port city of Oslo! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Norway's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture,...
Wrestling mania!
Shaskan, Stephen.
Paper Book
Get ready to rumble with Pizza and Taco in this hilarious graphic novel chapter book! These foodie besties need to find a sport they'll both be awesome at! Baseball? No. Soccer? Nah. Football? Maybe. Wrestling? YAAAS! These two are ready to throw down! Or at least they think they are!...
Charlie & Mouse are magic /
Snyder, Laurel
Paper Book
Charlie and Mouse are stirring up some magic! Join the fun in this latest edition in the Geisel Award-winning series. Every day is magic with Charlie and Mouse! In this latest continuation of the Charlie & Mouse early chapter book series, the two brothers are mixing up a...

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