The 13 lists have titles that grow in difficulty from the easiest to the hardest to read. They are not based on grade level, but on the difficulty of the text as determined by it's Lexile measurement. A typical interest level is included to help you choose the most appropriate book.

Adler, C. S. Winning. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Adoff, Arnold Malcolm X. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Aliki Story of Johnny Appleseed, The. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Andersen, Hans Christian Ugly Duckling, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Anderson, Laurie Halse Speak. 6 High School (9-12)  
Antle, Nancy Lost in the War. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Appelfeld, Aharon Badenheim 1939. 6 High School (9-12)  
Appelfeld, Aharon Tzili. The Story of a Life. 6 High School (9-12)  
Arnosky, Jim Raccoons and Ripe Corn. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Avi Midnight Magic. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Avi Poppy. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Baker, Jeannie Story of Rosy Dock, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Ben Jelloun, Tahar Corruption. 6 High School (9-12)  
Berg, Elizabeth Joy School. 6 High School (9-12)  
Beskow, Elsa Pelle's New Suit. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Bierhorst, John Doctor Coyote: a Native American Aesop's Fables. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Billingsley, Franny Folk Keeper, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Blood, Charles L.;Link, Martin Goat in the Rug, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Bloor, Edward Tangerine. 6 High School (9-12)  
Bonners, Susan Silver Balloon. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Borden, Louise A. Lincoln and Me. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Borden, Louise Little Ships: the heroic rescue at Dunkirk in World War II. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Boyd, Candy Dawson Charlie Pippin. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Bradbury, Ray Illustrated Man, The. 6 High School (9-12)  
Bradby, Marie More Than Anything Else. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Brittain, Bill Wings. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Brown, Margaret Wise Big Red Barn. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Brown, Margaret Wise Runaway Bunny, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Bruchac, Joseph Boy Called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull, A. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Brumbeau, Jeff Quiltmaker's Gift, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Bryan, Ashley (Editor) Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Bunting, Eve Night Tree. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Byars, Betsy Cromer McMummy. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cannon, Janell Verdi. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Chinn, Karen Sam and the Lucky Money. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cochrane, Patricia A. Purely Rosie Pearl. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Coerr, Eleanor B. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cooney, Barbara Island Boy. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cooper, Ilene Buddy Love Now On Video. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Craft, Charlotte King Midas and the Golden Touch. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Cullen, Lynn Mightiest Heart. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Curry, Barbara K. Sweet Words So Brave: the story of African American literature. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Dahl, Roald Fantastic Mr. Fox. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Day, Nancy Raines Lion's Whiskers: an Ethiopian folktale, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
De Young, C. Coco Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Demi Empty Pot, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
dePaola, Tomie Cloud Book, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
dePaola, Tomie Fin M'Coul The Giant of Knockmany Hill. 6 Primary (K-2)  
dePaola, Tomie Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Diakite, Baba Wague Hatseller and the Monkeys: a West African folktale, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Duffey, Betsy Utterly Yours, Booker Jones. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Edwards, Pamela Duncan Barefoot: escape on the Underground Railroad. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Edwards, Pamela Duncan Some Smug Slug. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Ehlert, Lois Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. 6 Primary (K-2)  
English, Karen Francie. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Ernst, Lisa Campbell Miss Penny and Mr. Grubbs. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Ernst, Lisa Campbell Stella Louella's Runaway Book. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Farley, Walter Black Stallion, The. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Feelings, Muriel L. Jambo Means Hello: Swahili alphabet book. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Filipovic, Zlata Zlata's Diary. 6 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Fine, Anne Tulip Touch, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Flake, Sharon Skin I'm In, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Fleischman, Sid Bandit's Moon. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Fletcher, Ralph Spider Boy. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Fowles, John Collector, The. 6 High School (9-12)  
Franklin, Kristine L. Lone Wolf. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Frasier, Debra Out of the Ocean. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Freeman, Don Corduroy. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Friedman, Carl Nightfather. 6 High School (9-12)  
Gaines, Ernest Gathering of Old Men, A. 6 High School (9-12)  
Geisert, Bonnie;Geisert, Arthur Mountain Town. 6 Primary (K-2)  
George, Jean Craighead First Thanksgiving, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Gerstein, Mordicai Absolutely Awful Alphabet, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Gerstein, Mordicai Behind the Couch. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Goldin, Augusta Ducks Don't Get Wet. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Goodman, Joan Elizabeth Peregrine. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Graham, Bob Benny: an adventure story. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Greene, Constance C. Girl Called Al, A. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Gutman, Dan Babe and Me. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Gutman, Dan Honus and Me: a baseball card Adventure. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Hamilton, Virginia House of Dies Drear. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hamilton, Virginia In the Beginning: creation stories from around the world. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Hamilton, Virginia People Could Fly, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Hamilton, Virginia When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing: the Adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and their frien 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hamilton, Virginia Zeely. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Haynes, David Right by My Side. 6 High School (9-12)  
Heine, Helme Friends. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Heller, Ruth Chickens Aren't the Only Ones. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Hemingway, Ernest Sun Also Rises, The. 6 High School (9-12)  
Hesse, Karen Just Juice. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hesse, Karen Letters from Rifka. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Hesse, Karen Sable. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ho, Minfong Hush: a Thai lullaby. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Hobbs, Valerie Carolina Crow Girl. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Hoffman, Mary Amazing Grace. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Hong, Lily Toy How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Hopkinson, Deborah Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hopkinson, Nalo Brown Girl in the Ring. 6 High School (9-12)  
Houston, Gloria My Great Aunt Arizona. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hughes, Dean Team Picture. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Hurwitz, Johanna Class Clown. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Isaacs, Anne Treehouse Tales. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
James, Simon Dear Mr. Blueberry. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Joosse, Barbara M. I Love You the Purplest. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Kalman, Esther Tchaikovsky Discovers America. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Keenan, Sheila Frederick Douglass: portrait of a freedom fighter. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Kellogg, Steven Chicken Little. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Kellogg, Steven Mysterious Tadpole, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Kerr, M.E. Deliver Us from Evie. 6 High School (9-12)  
Kimmel, Eric A. Sword of the Samurai: adventure stories from Japan. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie Canada Geese Quilt. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Konigsburg, E.L. Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lasky, Kathryn Marven of the Great North Woods. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Lester, Julius Knee-High Man and Other Tales, The. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Lionni, Leo Swimmy. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Lobel, Arnold Ming Lo Moves the Mountain. 6 Primary (K-2)  
London, Jonathan Ice Bear and Little Fox. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Love, D. Anne Three Against the Tide. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Lowry, Lois All About Sam. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Macaulay, David Black and White. 6 Primary (K-2)  
MacLachlan, Patricia Arthur, for the Very First Time. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
MacLachlan, Patricia Baby. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
MacLachlan, Patricia Journey. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Malam, John Beatrix Potter. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Mayer, Mercer There's a Nightmare in My Closet. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Mazer, Anne Salamander Room, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You. 6 Primary (K-2)  
McCarthy, Cormac Cities of the Plain. 6 High School (9-12)  
McCloskey, Robert Make Way for Ducklings. 6 Primary (K-2)  
McCully, Emily Arnold Ballot Box Battle. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
McCully, Emily Arnold Beautiful Warrior: the legend of the Nun's Kung Fu. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
McKillip, Patricia Song For The Basilisk. 6 High School (9-12)  
McKissack, Patricia C. (Adapted) Flossie and the Fox. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Mead, Alice Adem's Cross. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Mikaelsen, Ben Countdown. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Miller, William Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Mills, Lauren Rag Coat, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Mochizuki, Ken Passage to Freedom: the Sugihara story. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Mosley, Walter Walkin' The Dog. 6 High School (9-12)  
Myers, Walter Dean Fallen Angels. 6 High School (9-12)  
Myers, Walter Dean Monster. 6 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Napoli, Donna Jo Stones in Water. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Napoli, Donna Jo;Tchen, Richard Spinners. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Nolen, Jerdine Raising Dragons. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Numeroff, Laura J. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. 6 Primary (K-2)  
O'Brien, Tim Going After Cacciato. 6 High School (9-12)  
O'Dell, Scott Black Star, Bright Dawn. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Patterson, Francine Koko's Kitten. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Paulsen, Gary Transall Saga, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Peck, Richard Strays Like Us. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Peck, Richard Year Down Yonder, A. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Pfeffer, Wendy Log's Life, A. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Pilegard, Virginia Walton Warlord's Puzzle, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Piper, Watty Little Engine That Could, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Polacco, Patricia Babushka Baba Yaga. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Polacco, Patricia Bee Tree. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Polacco, Patricia Thank You, Mr. Falker. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Polacco, Patricia Thunder Cake. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Polacco, Patricia Trees of the Dancing Goats, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Politi, Leo Pedro Song of the Swallows, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Potter, Beatrix Tale of Peter Rabbit, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Radin, Ruth Escape to the Forest: based on a true story of the Holocaust. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Raven, Margot Theis Angels in the Dust. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ringgold, Faith Dinner at Aunt Connie's House. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Ritter, John H. Choosing Up Sides. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Robbins, Ken Autumn Leaves. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Robinet, Harriette Gillem Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Rosen, Michael J. Elijah's Angel: a story for Chanukah and Christmas. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Rostkowski, Margaret I. After the Dancing Days. 6 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Rozan, S.J. China Trade. 6 High School (9-12)  
Ryan, Pam Munoz Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ryder, Joanne Snail Spell. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Sachar, Louis Holes. 6 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Salisbury, Graham Under the Blood Red Sun. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
San Souci, Robert D. Two Bear Cubs: a Miwok legend from California's Yosemite Valley. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Sarris, Greg Grand Avenue. 6 High School (9-12)  
Say, Allen El Chino (The Matador). 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Say, Allen Grandfather's Journey. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Schachner, Judith Byron Grannyman, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Schroeder, Alan Ragtime Tumpie. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Scieszka, Jon Frog Prince Continued, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Scieszka, Jon Knights of the Kitchen Table. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Scieszka, Jon Summer Reading Is Killing Me!. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Shelby, Anne Homeplace. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Shelby, Anne Potluck. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Shepard, Aaron Forty Fortunes: a tale of Iran. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Singer, Isaac Bashevis Certificate, The. 6 High School (9-12)  
Small, David Imogene's Antlers. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Smith, Doris Buchanan Taste of Blackberries, A. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Smith, Robert Kimmel War with Grandpa, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Smith, Roland Sasquatch. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Snyder, Dianne Boy of the Three Year Nap. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Soto, Gary Too Many Tamales. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Spinelli, Jerry Library Card, The. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Spinelli, Jerry Wringer. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Steinbeck, John Grapes of Wrath. 6 High School (9-12)  
Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men. 6 High School (9-12)  
Tan, Amy Chinese Siamese Cat, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Taylor, Mildred D. Gold Cadillac. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Temple, Frances Taste of Salt: a story of Modern Haiti, A. 6 High School (9-12)  
Tokuda, Wendy;Hall, Richard Humphrey the Lost Whale: a true story. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Tompert, Ann Grandfather Tang's Story. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Tsuchiya, Yukio Faithful Elephants: a true story of animals, people and war. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Turner, Ann Warren Katie's Trunk. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Turner, Ann Warren Red Flower Goes West. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Tyau, Kathleen Little Too Much Is Enough, A. 6 High School (9-12)  
Van Allsburg, Chris Jumanji. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Van Laan, Nancy With a Whoop and a Holler. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Voigt, Cynthia Homecoming. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Walker, Alice Color Purple, The. 6 High School (9-12)  
Wartski, Maureen Crane Boat to Nowhere, A. 6 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Wartski, Maureen Crane Long Way From Home, A. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Waters, Kate Tapenum's Day (A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times). 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Welch, Catherine A. Margaret Bourke-White: racing with a dream. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Wells, Rosemary Mary on Horseback: three mountain stories. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Whitmore, Arvella Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Williams, Sherley Anne Working Cotton. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Williams, Vera B. Chair for my Mother, A. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Winch, John Old Woman Who Loved to Read, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Winter, Jeanette Follow the Drinking Gourd. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Wood, Audrey Silly Sally. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Woodson, Jacqueline Miracle's Boys. 6 High School (9-12)  
Yep, Laurence Journal of Wong Ming: a Chinese miner, The. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Yep, Laurence Rainbow People, The. 6 Middle School (6-8)  
Yolen, Jane All Those Secrets of the World. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Yolen, Jane Owl Moon. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Yolen, Jane;Stemple, Heidi E.Y. Mary Celeste, An Unsolved Mystery From History. 6 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Young, Ed Lon Po Po: a Red-Riding Hood story from China. 6 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Young, Ed Lost Horse: a Chinese folktale, The. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Zemach, Margot It Could Always Be Worse. 6 Primary (K-2)  
Ziefert, Harriet New Coat for Anna, A. 6 Primary (K-2)