Advanced Reading Level for Younger Readers
Looking for a more challenging reading level with content appropriate for early elementary? These are developmentally appropriate reads for younger readers reading at an advanced level. (Updated April 2025)
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The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
Ten-year-old Cuban American Rafa Alvarez and his friends, who are obsessed with the fantasy tabletop role-playing game The Forgotten Age, take the adventure out of doors and into the real world.
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The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow
A young rabbit who loves stores, Butternut makes friends among the other animals and birds of Milkweed Meadow, and convinces them to help her rescue a litter of orphaned coyote pups.
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My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda
Twenty animals experience the dread and excitement of the class presentation as they deliver speeches on the species of their choice from their unique, sometimes shocking, perspectives.
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The Eyes & the Impossible
Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders. What will happen with the arrival of more humans, a new building and a boatload of goats?
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A Meerkat Diary
Learn all about meerkats by following a meerkat “mob” living in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana.
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Killer Underwear Invasion!
A fact-filled book that breaks down what fake news is, why people spread it, and how to tell what is real and what isn't.
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The First State of Being
It’s 1999 and 12-year-old Michael Rosario happens upon a teen named Ridge who has traveled back in time from 2199 thanks to his mother’s scientific work and a dare from his siblings.
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We Are Big Time
New Muslim student Aliya joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team where she learns about teamwork and herself. Inspired by a true story.
Format: Graphic Novel
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Old School
Twelve-year-old Dexter has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was six years old, where he was homeschooled by the residents. Now he's forced to attend middle school, where he sticks out like a sore thumb.
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New in Town
Eager to make a good first impression at her new middle school, 13-year-old Charlie does her best to fit in until she meets a group of diverse Black girls who show her the importance of authenticity.
Format: Graphic Novel
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