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.

Ackerman, Karen Leaves in October. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ackerman, Karen Night Crossing. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Alvarez, Julia How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. 9 High School (9-12)  
Alvarez, Julia In the Time of the Butterflies. 9 High School (9-12)  
Ancona, George Barrio: Jose's neighborhood. 9 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ancona, George Pablo Remembers. 9 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Anderson, Marian My Lord, What a Morning: an Autobiography. 9 High School (9-12)  
Armstrong, Jennifer Black Eyed Susan. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Arnosky, Jim All About Turkeys. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Arnosky, Jim Watching Desert Wildlife. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Barner, Bob Dem Bones. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Barrett, Tracy Anna of Byzantium. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Bash, Barbara Shadows of the Night: the hidden world of the little brown bat. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Bell, William Zack. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Blackwood, Gary Wild Timothy. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Blos, Joan W. Gathering of Days: a New England girl's journal, A. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Bosse, Malcolm Examination, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Burnett, Frances Hodgson Secret Garden, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Burns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree. 9 High School (9-12)  
Byars, Betsy Cromer Midnight Fox. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cadnum, Michael Book of the Lion, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Cather, Willa Song of the Lark, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Chambers, Veronica Mama's Girl. 9 High School (9-12)  
Christopher, John City of Gold and Lead. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Christopher, John White Mountains, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Clements, Andrew Landry News, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Clifton, Lucille Everett Anderson's Nine Month Long. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Cline-Ransome, Lesa Satchel Paige. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Coetzee, J.M. Life and Times of Michael K. 9 High School (9-12)  
Coetzee, J.M. Waiting for the Barbarians. 9 High School (9-12)  
Cone, Molly Come Back Salmon: how a group of dedicated kids adopted Pigeon Creek and brought it back to life. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Conrad, Pamela Our House: the stories of Levittown. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Conroy, Pat Prince of Tides, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Cooper, Susan Grey King, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Crist-Evans, Craig Moon Over Tennessee: a boy's Civil War journal. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Cummings, Pat (Compiler/Editor) Talking With Artists. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Cunningham, Michael Hours, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, Not Buddy. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Darling, Kathy Chameleons on Location. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
De Angeli, Marguerite Door in the Wall, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Dorris, Michael Morning Girl. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Dorris, Michael Window, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Dorris, Michael Yellow Raft in Blue Water, A. 9 High School (9-12)  
Dreiser, Theodore Sister Carrie. 9 High School (9-12)  
Dumas, Alexandre Count of Monte Cristo, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Dumas, Alexandre Three Musketeers, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Edelman, Bernard Dear America: letters home from Vietnam. 9 High School (9-12)  
Ehrlich, Amy (Editor) When I Was Your Age: Volume Two: original stories about growing up. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Ellison, Ralph Invisible Man. 9 High School (9-12)  
Erdrich, Louise Birchbark House, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Flack, Marjorie Story About Ping. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Frank, Anne Tales from the Secret Annex. 9 High School (9-12)  
Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Garcia, Cristina Dreaming in Cuban. 9 High School (9-12)  
Garland, Sherry Song of the Buffalo Boy. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Garland, Sherry Voices of the Alamo. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Gaskins, Pearl Fuyo (Editor) What Are You? Voices of Mixed Race Young People. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
George, Jean Craighead Julie's Wolf Pack. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Gillan, Maria (Editor) Growing Up Ethnic in America: contemporary fiction about learning to be American. 9 High School (9-12)  
Gipson, Fred Old Yeller. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Golenbock, Peter Teammates. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Gordimer, Nadine July's People. 9 High School (9-12)  
Greenwood, Barbara Pioneer Sampler: the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840, A. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Grimes, Nikki Jazmin's Notebook. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Grove, Vicki Reaching Dustin. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Guareschi, Giovanni Little World of Don Camillo, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Hamsun, Knut Hunger. 9 High School (9-12)  
Hautzig, Esther Endless Steppe: growing up in Siberia. 9 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Hazell, Rebecca Barefoot Book of Heroic Children, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Heck, Alfons Child of Hitler, A. 9 High School (9-12)  
Henry, O. Gift of the Magi and Other Stories, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Herriot, James All Creatures Great and Small. 9 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Hesse, Hermann Narcissus and Goldmund. 9 High School (9-12)  
Hickman, Homer October Sky. 9 High School (9-12)  
Holliday, Laurel (Editor) Dreaming in Color, Living in Black and White: our own stories of growing up Black in America. 9 High School (9-12)  
Holliday, Laurel (Editor) Why Do They Hate Me? Young Lives Caught in War and Conflict. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Holm, Jennifer L. Our Only May Amelia. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Holman, Felice Slake's Limbo. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Hong, Maria (Editor) Growing up Asian American. 9 High School (9-12)  
Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane Celebrating Chinese New Year. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
James, P.D. Death of an Expert Witness. 9 High School (9-12)  
Janeczko, Paul B. How to Write Poetry. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Jones, Charlotte Foltz Yukon Gold: the story of the Klondike Gold Rush. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Joyce, James Dubliners. 9 High School (9-12)  
Kellogg, Steven Johnny Appleseed: a tall tale retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Kerouac, Jack On the Road. 9 High School (9-12)  
Kerr, Judith When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Keyes, Daniel Flowers for Algernon. 9 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Kherdian, David Road From Home: the story of an Armenian girl, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
King-Smith, Dick Mouse Called Wolf, A. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Kingsolver, Barbara Bean Trees, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Kingsolver, Barbara Pigs in Heaven. 9 High School (9-12)  
Kogawa, Joy Obasan. 9 High School (9-12)  
Kroll, Virginia Masai and I. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Kuklin, Susan Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Lasky, Kathryn Beyond the Burning Time. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Lasky, Kathryn Journey to the New World; The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620, A. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lasky, Kathryn Star Split. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Le Guin, Ursula K. Left Hand of Darkness, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Letts, Billie Where the Heart Is. 9 High School (9-12)  
Lewis, C.S. Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Limon, Graciela Memories of Ana Calderon. 9 High School (9-12)  
Lord, Walter Night to Remember, A. 9 High School (9-12)  
MacLachlan, Patricia All the Places to Love. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Mah, Adeline Chinese Cinderella. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Mah, Adeline Falling Leaves. 9 High School (9-12)  
Markandaya, Kamala Nectar in a Sieve, a novel by Kamala Markandaya. 9 High School (9-12)  
Markle, Sandra Outside and Inside Alligators. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Mathabane, Mark African Women: three generations. 9 High School (9-12)  
Matthews, Tom Always Inventing: a photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonflight. 9 High School (9-12)  
McCarthy, Cormac All the Pretty Horses. 9 High School (9-12)  
McCullers, Carson Member of the Wedding, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
McKissack, Patricia C. Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Meyer, Carolyn White Lilacs. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Micucci, Charles Life and Times of the Peanut, The. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Mishima, Yukio Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Montgomery, Sy Snake Scientist. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Moon, William Least Heat Blue Highways - a Journey into America. 9 High School (9-12)  
Morrison, Toni Bluest Eye. 9 High School (9-12)  
Morrison, Toni Jazz. 9 High School (9-12)  
Moss, Marissa Rachel's Journal: the story of a pioneer girl. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Narayan, R.K. Malgudi Days. 9 High School (9-12)  
Naylor, Gloria Mama Day. 9 High School (9-12)  
O'Dell, Scott Black Pearl, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Oe, Kenzaburo (Editor) Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Okubo, Mine Citizen 13660. 9 High School (9-12)  
Ondaatje, Michael English Patient, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Ortiz Cofer, Judith Island Like You: stories of the barrio, An. 9 High School (9-12)  
Osborne, Mary Pope American Tall Tales. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Parker, David L. Stolen Dreams, Portraits of Working Children. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Partridge, Elizabeth Restless Spirit: the life and work of Dorothea Lange. 9 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Paterson, Katherine Parzival: the quest of the Grail Knight. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Paul, Ann Whitford Eight Hands Round: a patchwork alphabet. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Paulsen, Gary Monument, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Paulsen, Gary River, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Peet, Bill Wump World. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Pinkney, Andrea Davis Let it Shine! Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Polacco, Patricia Keeping Quilt, The. 9 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Potok, Chaim Chosen, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Pullman, Philip Golden Compass, The. 9 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Rappaport, Doreen Flight of Red Bird, The Life of Zitkala-Sa, The. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Reeder, Carolyn Moonshiner's Son. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Reynolds, Sheri Rapture of Canaan, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Riley, Patricia (Editor) Growing Up Native American. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Robinson, Barbara Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Rodriguez, Luis J. Concrete River. 9 High School (9-12)  
Rodriguez, Richard Hunger of Memory: the Education of Richard Rodriguez. 9 High School (9-12)  
Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Rushdie, Salman Haroun and the Sea of Stories. 9 High School (9-12)  
Rylant, Cynthia Relatives Came, The. 9 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Rylant, Cynthia When I Was Young in the Mountains. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
San Souci, Robert D. Talking Eggs: a folktale from the American South. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Schami, Rafik Damascus Nights. 9 High School (9-12)  
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley Cat Running. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley Gib and the Gray Ghost. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Solzhenitsyn, Alexandr Isaevich One Day in the Life of Ivan Donisovich. 9 High School (9-12)  
Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-Yo String: the autobiography of a kid. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Spivak, Dawnine Grass Sandals: the travels of Basho. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Spyri, Johanna Heidi. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Stanley, Diane Joan of Arc. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Staples, Suzanne Fisher Dangerous Skies. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Staples, Suzanne Fisher Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Staples, Suzanne Fisher Shiva's Fire. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Steig, William Abel's Island. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Steinbeck, John Cannery Row. 9 High School (9-12)  
Stoker, Bram Dracula. 9 High School (9-12)  
Swarthout, Glendon Bless the Beasts and Children. 9 High School (9-12)  
Swinburne, Stephen R. Coyote: North America's dog. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Talbert, Marc Sunburned Prayer, A. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Tan, Amy Joy Luck Club. 9 High School (9-12)  
Tateishi, John And Justice For All: an oral history of the Japanese American detention camps. 9 High School (9-12)  
Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Thimmesh, Catherine Girls Think of Everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Tillage, Leon Walter Leon's Story. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Towle, Wendy Real McCoy: the life of an African American inventor. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Trevor, William Felicia's Journey. 9 High School (9-12)  
Trumbo, Dalton Johnny Got His Gun. 9 High School (9-12)  
Turner, Ann Warren Mississippi Mud: three prairie journals. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
Uchida, Yoshiko Dancing Kettle, The. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Uchida, Yoshiko Jar of Dreams. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Uchida, Yoshiko Journey to Topaz. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Vanasse, Deb Distant Enemy, A. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. 9 Primary (K-2)  
Vreeland, Susan Girl in Hyacinth Blue. 9 High School (9-12)  
Wells, H.G. Island of Dr. Moreau, The. 9 High School (9-12)  
White, E.B. Stuart Little. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Wolff, Virginia Euwer Bat 6. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Wood, Audrey;Wood, Don Bunyans. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Wright, Richard Black Boy. 9 High School (9-12)  
Yamane, Linda Weaving a California Tradition: a Native American basketmaker. 9 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Yep, Laurence American Dragons: twenty-five Asian American voices. 9 Middle School (6-8)  
Yep, Laurence Child of the Owl. 9 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)