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Unit 4 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 4: The Challenge of Comedy
Literature
Author Title Lexile
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 1000L
Alexie, Sherman The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 600L
Allison, Jennifer Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator: A Mystery 1000L
Dahl, Roald The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: And Six More 850L
Eliott, Rob Laugh Out Loud Jokes for Kids N/A
Healey, Christopher Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom Series 750L
Kindl, Patrice Keeping the Castle 1050L
Kinney, Jeff Diary of a Wimpy Kid 900L
Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories 1190L
Korman, Gordon Don’t Care High 920L
Leavitt, Lindsey Princess for Hire 670L
McAlpine, Gordon The Tell-Tale Start: The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe (series) 850L
McCloskey, Robert Homer Price 1000L
Paulsen, Gary Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day 960L
Pilkey, Dav Captain Underpants Collection 800L
Scieszka, Jon Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor 730L
Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning 1010L
Snicket, Lemony The Grim Grotto 1120L
Sparknotes No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels N/A
Swift, Jonathan A Modest Proposal 1520L
Twain, Mark The Celebrated Jumping Frog and Other Stories 1000L
Vonnegut, Kurt Cat’s Cradle 790L
Nonfiction/Informational Text
Author Title Lexile
Crutcher, Chris King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography 1180L
Dahl, Roald Boy 1090L
Fey, Tina Bossypants 950L
Kimmel, Haven A Girl Named Zippy 1010L
Martin, Steve Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life N/A
Mayfield, Katherine Acting A to Z: The Young Person’s Guide to a Stage or Screen
Career 1030L
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