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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War is over /
Almond, David,
Paper Book
Transcending its time and period, this moving and lyrical story, beautifully illustrated, explores the fear and hope of children in time of war. I am just a child. How can I be at war? It's 1918, and war is everywhere. John's father is fighting in the trenches...
Hat trick
Christopher, Matt 1917-1997
Paper Book
Stookie Norris's brother Greg scores three goals in one game and appears in the local paper. Greg insists that strikers should always score a hat trick in every game. Stookie runs wild chasing the ball during the next game but is it the best way for him to play?
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...
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
Outdoor farm, indoor farm /
Metcalf, Lindsay H.
Paper Book
Texas 2 x 2 List The Nature Generation's 2025 Green Earth Book Award Short List Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in this vibrant, rhyming picture book. Outdoor farm, tractors toil.<...
Norway
Murray, Julie 1969-
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,...
One smooth move
Peters, Stephanie True 1965-
Paper Book
When his family moves into his recently deceased grandmother's house, ten-year-old Charlie meets a boy who also likes to skateboard, but then finds that his own special skateboard is missing.
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...
Breathe like a bear :
Willey, Kira
Paper Book
A companion picture book to Breathe Like a Bear that helps kids feel calm and ready to meet new classmates! Bear can't wait to go to her first day of school. But she and a few of her friends are also feeling a little anxious. Luckily, Owl has the perfect words for them all...

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