My son and I compiled this book list for him to read this coming school year. He is a visual-spatial learner and he mostly enjoys adventure and science fiction. I am attempting something different with him this year. He is a natural speed reader and I’ve been having him read aloud because his read aloud fluency wasn’t at a level where I was comfortable letting him read silently all the time. After some research into his learning style, some experimenting at the end of the last school year, and a recommendation from an examiner that I have him read more to improve his spelling skills I have decided to let him read silently most of the time and read out loud to me at least once per week. Visual spatial learners tend to take to speed reading and when I gave my son a chapter book to read he gobbled it down.
Here is the list I have compiled for this school year. He chose most of the books on this list. I made sure Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Huckleberry Finn made the list. I’m unsure about the last two on this list for this year though. Huckleberry Finn is best as a read aloud for now, I think. My son did pick Little Women, but I’m not sure he would enjoy it at his age anyway.
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Book
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Grade Level
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Lexile Level
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Interest Level
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Genre
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The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
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8.1
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860
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9-12
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Classics, Fantasy
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The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
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8.4
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810
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9-12
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Classics, Fantasy
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The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King
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9
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920
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9-12
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Classics, Fantasy
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The Enormous Egg
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5.7
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900
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3-5
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Classics, Comedy and Humor
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The Twenty-One Balloons
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5.7
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1070
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3-5
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Adventure, Classics, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Rabbit Hill
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5.4
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1050
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3-5
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Animal Stories, Classics
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Black Beauty
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6.4
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1010
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3-7
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Animal Stories, Classics
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Alice in Wonderland
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5.9
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860
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3-5
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Classics, Fantasy
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From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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6.8
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700
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3
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Adventure, Classics
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The Wizard of Oz
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6.9
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1000
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6-8
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Adventure, Classics, Fantasy
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Harriet the Spy
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6.2
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760
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4-7
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Classics, Comedy and Humor
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The Trumpeter of Krakow
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5.5
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1200
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6
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Classics, Historical Fiction
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Tuck Everlasting
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5.9
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720
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4-6
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Fantasy
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
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6.4
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850
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4-7
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Adventure, Science Fiction
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A Wind in the Door – 1st
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5.3
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790
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4-7
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Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
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5.5
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580
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3-5
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Classics
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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7.1
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860
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6-8
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Classics
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The Neverending Story
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5.5
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930
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6-8
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Classics, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Peter Pan
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6.1
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920
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4-7
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Classics, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Kidnapped
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8.9
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990
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6-8
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Adventure, Classics
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Mary Poppins
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6.1
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830
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6-8
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Classics, Comedy and Humor, Fantasy
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I Am David
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7.1
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980
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6-8
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Classics, Historical Fiction
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Abel’s Island
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5.5
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920
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3-5
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Classics
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The Incredible Journey
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8.1
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1320
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6-8
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Adventure, Animal Stories, Classics
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The Toothpaste Millionaire
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5.9
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820
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3-5
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Classics, Comedy and Humor
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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8.1
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1030
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6-12
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Classics, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be
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7.5
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1280
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6-8
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Animal Stories, Classics
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I, Robot
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7.1
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920
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9-12
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Adventure, Classics, Science Fiction
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The Black Arrow
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7.6
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980
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6-8
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Classics
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The Indian in the Cupboard
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5.9
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780
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3-5
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Adventure, Fantasy
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War Horse
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7.9
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1090
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6-8
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Adventure, Animal Stories, Historical Fiction
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
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7.3
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620
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6-8
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Adventure, Fantasy
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Little Women
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7.9
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1300
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9-12
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Classics, Historical Fiction
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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5.9
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990
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9
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Adventure, Classics, Multicultural, Comedy
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