Early Chapter Books for Young Independent Readers (Ages 7 to 11) 

• Junie B. Jones (28 book set) by Barbara Park 
• Magic Treehouse (55 book set) by Mary Pope Osborne 
• The World According to Humphrey (13 book set) by Betty G. Birney 
• Bad Kitty (14 book set) by Nick Bruel 

• Dragonbreath (11 book set) by Ursula Vernon 
• The Adventures of Nanny Piggins (8 book set) by R.A. Spratt 
• The Year of the Dog (3 book series) by Grace Lin 
• The Haunted Library (10 book set) by Dori Hillestad Butler 
• My Father’s Dragon (3 book series) by Ruth Stiles Gannett 

Next Level Chapter Books for Young Independent Readers (ages 10 and up) 

• Everything on the previous list 
• The Wild Robot (2 book series) by Peter Brown 
• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl 

• The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl 
• The Star Darlings (12 book set) by Shana Muldoon Zappa 
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (5 book series) by Tony DiTerlizzi 
• I Survived (20 book set) by Lauren Tarshis 
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar 

• The Imaginary Veterinary Series (6 book series) by Suzanne Selfors 
• Weird But True! (6 book set) by National Geographic Kids 
• Ramona Quimby Series (8 book set) by Beverly Cleary 
• Ralph S. Mouse Series (3 book set) by Beverly Cleary 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (15 book set) by Jeff Kinney 

• Castle Glower Series (5 book series) by Jessica Day George 
• Whatever After (13 book set) by Sarah Mlynowski 
• Ivy & Bean (12 book set) by Annie Barrows 

Great Read-Alouds for Parents and Kids to Read Together 

• Everything on the previous list 

• Fablehaven (5 book series) by Brandon Mull
• Dragonwatch (5 book series) by Brandon Mull
• Wizards of Once (4 book series) by Cressida Cowell
• The Candy Shop War (2 book series) by Brandon Mull 
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 
• The BFG by Roald Dahl 
• Matilda by Roald Dahl 

• The Witches by Roald Dahl 
• Harry Potter, books 1-4 by J.K. Rowling (save books 5-7 for 13 and up) 
• Holes by Louis Sachar 
• The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 
• The Chronicles of Narnia (7 book series) by C.S. Louis 

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien 
• Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi 
• The One and Only Ivan (2 book set) by Katherine Applegate 
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 
• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo 

• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo 
• Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo 
• The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo 
• Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo 
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 

Awesome Middle Grade Books (12 and up) 

• Everything on the previous list 
• Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians (5 book series) by Brandon Sanderson 
• Artemis Fowl (8 book series) by Eoin Colfer 
• The Luck Uglies (3 book series) by Paul Durham 

• Beyonders (3 book series) by Brandon Mull 
• Dragonrider (7 book series) by Nicole Conway 
• Small Spaces by Katherine Arden 
• Wizard for Hire (3 book series) by Obert Skye 
• Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen 

• Nevermoor (3 book series) by Jessica Townsend 
• Skyward (3 book series) by Brandon Sanderson 
• Lockwood & Co (5 book series) by Jonathan Stroud 
• The Swap by Megan Shull 
• The Reckoners (3 book series) by Brandon Sanderson 

• Harry Potter 4-7 by J.K. Rowling 
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio 
• The Graveyard Book by Niel Gaiman 
• Coraline by Niel Gaiman 

• Percy Jackson (5 book series) by Rick Riordan 
• The Inheritance Cycle, a.k.a Eragon (4 book series) by Christopher Paolini 
• The Five Kingdoms (5 book series) by Brandon Mull 
• Magisterium (5 book series) by Holly Black 
• Keeper of the Lost Cities (9 book series) by Shannon Messenger 

• The Ability (3 book series) by M.M Vaughan 
• Leviathan (3 book series) by Scott Westerfeld 
• Michael Vey (7 book series) by Richard Paul Evans 
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 
• The Mysterious Benedict Society (4 book series) by Trenton Lee Stewart 

• The Ascendance Trilogy (3 book series) by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
• Janitors (5 book series) by Tyler Whitesides 
• Unwanteds (7 book series) by Lisa McMann 
• The Chronicles of Prydain (5 book series) by Lloyd Alexander 
• Rangers Apprentice (12 book series) by John Flanagan 

• Underlander Chronicles (5 book series) by Suzanne Collins 
• Jack Blank (3 book series) by Matt Myklusch 
• The Kane Chronicles (3 book series) by Rick Riordan 
• Leven Thumps (5 book series) by Obert Skye 
• The Rule of Three (3 book series) by Eric Walters