Book Lists for Students in Grades 2 – 5

Please select books that are on or near your reading level.

Level Book Title and Author

J Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant

Pirate School by Cathy E. Dubowski

Stone Soup by Ann McGovern

Summertime in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Young Cam Jansen books by David Adler

K Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parrish

Arthur books by Marc Brown

Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Clifford books by Norman Bridwell

Corduroy books by Don Freeman

Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel

Mercy Watsons by Kate DiCamillo

Nate the Great books by Marjorie and Mitchell Sharmat

Prairie Day by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Sugar Snow by Laura Ingalls Wilder

L Cam Jansen books by David A. Adler

Curse of Snake Island (Pirate School Book) by Brian James

Growing-up Feet, The by Beverly Cleary

Janet’s Thingamajigs by Beverly Cleary

Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park

Marvin Redpost books by Louis Sachar

Song Lee books by Suzy Kline

M A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert

Attack on the High Seas (Pirate School Book) by Brian James

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne

Mighty Jackie: The Strikeout Queen by Marissa Moss

School Days by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Winter on the Farm by Laura Ingalls Wilder

N Amber Brown books by Paula Danziger

A Wedding for Wiglaf (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

A-Z Mystery by Ron Roy

Countdown to the Year 1000 (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff

Horrible Harry books by Suzy Kline

Revenge of the Dragon Lady (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

Sir Lancelot, Where Are You? (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron

Wheel of Misfortune (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

O A New Kid at School (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

Attack of the Tyrannosaurus (Dinosaur Cove Series) by Rex Stone

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Boxcar Children books by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh

Flight of the Quetzalcoatlus (Dinosaur Cove Series) by Rex Stone

Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

Henry and the Clubhouse by Beverly Cleary

Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary

Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

Knight for a Day (Dragon Slayer Academy) by Kate McMullan

Mitch and Amy by Beverly Cleary

Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Ramona Quimby books by Beverly Cleary

Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary

P Charge of the Triceratops (Dinosaur Cove Series) by Rex Stone

Double-Digit Club by Marion Dane Bauer

Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary

Emily’s Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary

Encyclopedia Brown bookS by Donald J. Sobol

March of the Ankylosaurus (Dinosaur Cove Series) by Rex Stone

Stampede of the Edmontonsaurus (Dinosaur Cove Series) by Rex Stone

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner

Q By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Class Trip to the Cave of Doom by K.H. McMullan

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Lowji Discovers America by Candace Fleming

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Superfudge by Judy Blume

Story of Muhammad Ali by Leslie Garrett

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

R A Fish in Room 11 by Heather Dyer

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Brian’s Hunt by Gary Paulsen

Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen

Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White

Catching the Velociraptor (Dinosaur Cove Series) by Rex Stone

Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews- Goebel

The River by Gary Paulsen

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Shiloh by Phyllis Naylor

Stuart Little by E.B. White

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

S Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon

Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

T Blubber by Judy Blume

Brian’s Return by Gary Paulsen

Bridge of Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul

Woodsong by Gary Paulsen

U BFG by Roald Dahl

Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Julie by Jean Craighead George

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson

Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars

V The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban

Crossing Jordan by Adrian Fogelin

Eragon by Chris Paolini

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rawlings

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rawlings

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rawlings

Holes by Louis Sachar

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

W A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rawlings

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rawlings

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rawlings

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rawlings

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brain Selznick

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

X Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! by Jean Fritz

Millicent Min, Girl Genius, Lisa Yee

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Y The Giver by Lois Lowry

My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier

Z Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The by Mark Twain

Life Under Ice by Mary M. Cerullo

Pearl, The by John Steinbeck

Red Badge of Courage, The by Stephen Crane

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

These titles, authors and series are also on the Hokie Challenge Book List. They are for any student, any grade level but students should still keep their personal reading level in mind so they are not reading books too far below or above that level. Books on the lists can be found at the Public Library or the SES Library.

Series

Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene

Hardy Boy Series by Franklin Dixon

Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

Vet Volunteers by Laurie Halse Anderson

Roscoe Riley Series by Katherine Applegate

Spiderwick Series by Tony Di Terlizzi

Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson

Babysitter Club by Ann M. Martin

Dear America Series by various authors

My Name is America by various authors

My America by various authors

Choose Your Own Adventure by R.A. Montgomery

Bionicles by Greg Farshtey

The American Girl Collection by various authors

Jigsaw Jones Mysteries by James Preller

Authors

Matt Christopher

Bill Wallace

Carol Marsh

Peg Kehret

Gordon Korman

Jerry Spinelli

Anthony Horowitz

Kate DiCamillo