Adventure

Almond, David | Heaven Eyes, Lexile 420
Cooney, Caroline B. | Flash Fire, Lexile 820
Flight #116 is Down, Lexile 710
Karr, Kathleen | Skullduggery, Lexile 630
Thompson, Julian F. | Brothers, Lexile N/A
Zindel, Paul | Reef of Death, Lexile 740

Fiction

Anderson, Laurie Halse | Speak, Lexile 690
Bennett, Cherie | Life in the Fat Lane, Lexile 640
Bennett, James W. | Blue Star Rapture, Lexile 690
Bloor, Edward | Tangerine, Lexile 680
Blume, Judy | Tiger Eyes: A Novel, Lexile 650
Bradbury, Ray | Fahrenheit 451, Lexile 890
Cabot, Meg | The Princess Diaries, Lexile 920
Cadnum, Michael | Rundown, Lexile 940
Cleaver, Bill & Vera | Where the Lilies Bloom, Lexile 920
Conly, Jane Leslie | Crazy Lady!, Lexile 570
Cooney, Caroline B. | Burning Up, Lexile 720
What Janie Found, Lexile 600
Cooney, Ellen | Small-Town Girl, Lexile N/A
Cormier, Robert | The Chocolate War, Lexile 820
I Am the Cheese: A Novel, Lexile 810
Heroes: A Novel, Lexile 1050
Danziger, Paula | The Cat Ate My Gymsuit: A Novel, Lexile 610
Duncan, Lois | Gallows Hill, Lexile 900
Herman, John | Deep Waters, Lexile 690
Kerr, M. E. | Night Kites, Lexile 760
I Stay Near You: 1 Story in 3, Lexile 930
L’Engle, Madeleine | A House Like a Lotus, Lexile 790
Lichtman, Wendy | Telling Secrets, Lexile N/A
Mazer, Norma Fox | Silver, Lexile 520
Meyer, Carolyn | Jubilee Journey, Lexile 880
Myers, Walter Dean | Monster, Lexile 670
Napoli, Donna Jo | For the Love of Venice, Lexile 590
Paterson, Katherine | Jacob Have I Loved, Lexile 880
Paulsen, Gary | Brian's Winter, Lexile 1140
The Island, Lexile 1050
Peck, Richard | A Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories,
Lexile 750
Rennison, Louise | Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging:
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Lexile 700
Soto, Gary | Buried Onions, Lexile 850
Spinelli, Jerry | Jason and Marceline, Lexile N/A
Stargirl, Lexile 590
Voight, Cynthia | Dicey’s Song, Lexile 710
Elske, Lexile 980
Seventeen Against the Dealer, Lexile 830
White, Ruth | Memories of Summer, Lexile 680
Yep, Laurence | Mountain Light, Lexile 730
Zindel, Paul | The Pigman’s Legacy, Lexile 1010

Historical Fiction

Bagdasarian, Adam | Forgotten Fire, Lexile 1050
Cadnum, Michael | The Book of the Lion, Lexile 980
Collier, James Lincoln & Christopher Collier | With Every Drop of
Blood, Lexile 820
Cooney, Caroline | The Ransom of Mercy Carter, Lexile 730
Crew, Linda | Brides of Eden: A True Story Imagined, Lexile 760
Geras, Adele | Troy, Lexile 670
Lisle, Janet Taylor | The Art of Keeping Cool, Lexile 730
Myers, Walter Dean | Fallen Angels, Lexile 650
Napoli, Donna Jo | The Song of the Magdalene, Lexile 680
Paulsen, Gary | The Rifle, Lexile 1480
Rinaldi, Ann | An Acquaintance With Darkness, Lexile 520
A Break With Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials,
Lexile 730
Tingle, Rebecca | The Edge on the Sword, Lexile 930
Yolen, Jane | Queen's Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots,
Lexile 740

Mystery/Suspense

Bunting, Eve | A Sudden Silence, Lexile 670
Spying on Miss Muller, Lexile 710
Duncan, Lois | Summer of Fear, Lexile 830
Kerr, M. E. | M.E. Kerr Introduces Fell, Lexile 690
Nixon, Joan Lowery | The Dark and Deadly Pool, Lexile 710
Who Are You?, Lexile 600
Van Draanen, Wendelin | Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, Lexile
840

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Butler, Charles | The Darkling, Lexile N/A
Calhoun, Dia | Aria of the Sea, Lexile 650
Cadnum, Michael | In a Dark Wood, Lexile 780
Danziger, Paula | This Place Has No Atmosphere, Lexile 690
Hautman, Pete | Hole in the Sky, Lexile 700
Lowry, Lois | The Giver, Lexile 760
McKinley, Robin | Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the
Beast, Lexile 970
Verne, Jules | Journey to the Center of the Earth, Lexile 1040
Yolen, Jane | A Sending of Dragons, Lexile 880

Favorite Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sweet Valley University

What does the Lexile Mean?

Lexile Measure:
A number indicating the reading demand of the text in terms o the semantic difficulty (vocabulary) and syntactic complexity (sentence length). The Lexile scale ranges from 200 to 1700 Lexiles, although actual Lexile measures can range from below zero to above 2000 Lexiles.

Lexile Codes:
The following designations are used in conjunction with the Lexile measure of a text to indicate special characteristics of the text. This information can be used to target texts in special situations.

Beginning Reading (BR):
A text designated as "BR" is any text that has a Lexile measure of zero or below. The measure is shown only as "BR" without the zero or negative number appearing.

Non-Prose (NP):
A text designated as "NP" is any book whose content is at least 50% nonstandard prose. Some examples are poems, plays, songs, and books with incorrect or no punctuation.

Adult-Directed (AD):
A text designated as "AD" is one designed to be read to or with readers. Texts designated as "AD" are useful when reading to a group and can be used to improve listening comprehension skills (eg., making predictions, engaging in discussion, identifying meaning, and acquiring vocabulary).

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