Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades Four through Eight

The titles below are appropriate for readers at the fourth through eighth grade reading levels. Accelerated Reader (AR) and/or Reading Counts (RC) book levels are provided for each title. For correlations to other reading level systems, please see "Approximate Text, Spelling, and Writing Level Conversion/Comparison Table."

Click on the call number to check whether a title is available. All titles are located in the Juvenile Collection on the Lower Level of the Willis Library.

Grades:

4th Grade     5th Grade     6th Grade     7th Grade     8th Grade

4th grade (AR/RC book level 4-4.9):

Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher JFic 5566d

Fiction, AR level - 4 

Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz JFic F919L

Fiction, AR level - 4.6, RC level - 4

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man by David A. Adler J921 G311a   

Nonfiction, AR level - 4.6, RC level - 4

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary  JFic C623rq

Fiction, RC level - 4 

Skinny Bones by Barbara Park  JFic P235s 

Fiction, AR level- 4.1, RC level- 4 

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin J551.57 B477m

Nonfiction, AR level - 4.4, RC level - 4

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5th Grade (AR/RC book level 5-5.9):

All About Turkeys by Jim Arnosky J598.6 A763a

Nonfiction, AR level - 5.1, RC level - 5

Arctic Lights, Artic Nights by Debbie S. Miller J591.4 M647a

Nonfiction, RC level - 5

The City of Embers by Jeanne DuPrau JFic D942c

Fiction, AR level - 5, RC level - 5

Frindle by Andrew Clements JFic C6255f

Fiction, AR level - 5.4, RC level - 5

Holes by Louis Sachar JFic S118h

Fiction, RC level - 5

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull  J796.42 K94w

Nonfiction, AR Level - 5.1, RC level - 5

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6th Grade (AR/RC book level 6-6.9):

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix JFic H126a

Fiction, RC level - 6

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh JFic F555h

Fiction, RC level - 6

How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Sports by Gary Paulsen J813 P332h 

Nonfiction, AR level - 6

Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix JFic H126r

Fiction, RC level - 6

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays by Peg Kehret J636.7 K26s

Nonfiction, AR level- 6.5, RC level- 6

Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart by Corinne Szabo J629.13 S99s

Nonfiction, AR level - 6.9, RC level - 6

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7th Grade (AR/RC book level 7-7.9):

Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis JFic C978buc

Fiction, RC level - 7

Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman J576.8 H466ch 

Nonfiction, AR level - 7.6, RC level - 7

Dairy Queen – A Novel by Catherine Gilbert Murdock JFic M974d

Fiction, RC level - 7

Hidden Worlds: Looking through a Scientist’s Microscope by Stephen Kramer J570 K89h 

Nonfiction, AR level - 7

Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine JFic V158fi 

Fiction, RC level - 7

The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman J629.13F853w

Nonfiction, AR level - 7.7, RC level - 7

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8th Grade (AR-RC book level 8-8.9):

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation. Volume 1: The Pox Party JFic A5478p

Fiction, AR level - 8, RC level - 8

Brooklyn Bridge by Lynn Curlee  J624 C976b

Nonfiction, AR level - 8.2, RC level - 8

Downsiders by Neal Shusterman JFic S563d

Fiction, RC level - 8

Gone A-Whaling : The lure of the Sea and the Hunt for the Great Whale by Jim Murphy J306.3 M978g

Nonfiction, AR level - 8

Inside the Alamo by Jim Murphy J976.4 M978i

Nonfiction AR level - 8.5, RC level - 8

Savvy by Ingrid Law JFic L415sa

Fiction, RC level - 8

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