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Unit 1 Independent Reading List
Suggestions for Independent Reading
This list, divided into the categories of Literature and Nonfiction/Informational Text, comprises titles related to the themes and content of the unit. For your independent reading, you can select from this wide array of titles, which have been chosen based on complexity and interest. You can also do your own research and select titles that intrigue you.
Unit 1: Stories of Change
Literature
Author Title Lexile
Ada, Alma Flor My Name Is Maria Isabel 860L
Alexie, Sherman The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 600L
Avi The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle 740L
Black, Holly Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd 760L
Bradbury, Ray I Sing the Body Electric N/A
Bradbury, Ray R is for Rocket N/A
Bunting, Eve One Green Apple 450L
Crutcher, Chris Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories 1010L
Flake, Sharon The Skin I’m In 670L
Guthrie, Peter Little Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories for the Middle School N/A
Hidier, Tanuja Desai Born Confused 890L
Jimenez, Francisco La Mariposa 750L
Kadohata, Cynthia Kira-Kira 740L
Keyes, Daniel Flowers for Algernon 910L
Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, And
Levithan, David Unexpectedly True Friends 930L
Lin, Grace Dumpling Days 710L
Park, Linda Sue Project Mulberry 690L
Philbrick, Rodman Freak the Mighty 1000L
Philbrick, Rodman The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg 950L
Ryan, Pam Muñoz Esperanza Rising 750L
Soto, Gary Baseball in April and Other Stories 830L
Spinelli, Jerry Maniac Magee 820L
Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 920L
Yang, Gene Luen American Born Chinese 530L
Yep, Laurence Dragonwings 870L
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