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Storia School Edition Book List Middle School Collection • 500+ Titles Storia School Edition Book List Middle School Collection • 500+ Titles Grade Fiction/ Lexile GRL Title Author Format Range: Nonfiction “I’m speaking up to end violence.” Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 850L V #Obsessed with Fame Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1120L X 10 Foods Every Teen Should Eat Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1210L X 10 Worst Foods for Teens Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1130L W 20 Ways to Say No Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 820L Z 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Scholastic Classics) Verne, Jules Novel: Young Adult Grades 5-12 F 1030L Z 3 Thrillers from Poe (abridged) Poe, Edgar Allan Chapter Book Grades 3-9 F 500L U A Black Hole Is Not a Hole Cinami DeCristofano, Carolyn Informational Text Grades 3-7 NF 900L W A Christmas Carol (abridged) Dickens, Charles Chapter Book Grades 1-5 F 500L V A Dog’s Way Home Pyron, Bobbie Novel: Middle Grade Grades 3-5 F 670L T A Gentle Wind Hsuan, Fu Close Reads: Poem K-Grade 5 F 740L N A Matter of Life or Death Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-12 NF 1130 Z A Tale of Two Cities (abridged) Dickens, Charles Chapter Book Grades 4-7 F 460L W Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood Bajaj, Varsha Novel: Young Adult Grades 6-9 F 640L V Abraham Lincoln (Cornerstones of Freedom) Benoit, Peter Informational Text Grades 5-7 NF 870L W Absolutely Normal Chaos Creech, Sharon Novel: Middle Grade Grades 6-8 F 900L V Aesop’s Fables McGovern, Ann Chapter Book Grades 2-5 F 780L T Afghanistan (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Bjorklund, Ruth Informational Text Grades 4-6 NF 1020L Y African Myths (Myths from Many Lands) Morris, Neil Short Story Grades 3-4 NF 810L S African Proverbs and Riddles Close Reads: Poem Grades 4-5 F 450L U Air Disasters (Disasters) Weil, Ann Informational Text Grades 5-6 NF HL640L S Air Travel Otfinoski, Steven Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1090L W Albert Einstein (Graphic Biographies) Graphic Novel Grades 4-6 NF 480L T Alexander Graham Bell (Graphic Biographies) Graphic Novel Grades 3-5 NF 530L U Alien Worlds: Your Guide to Extraterrestrial Life Aguilar, David A. Chapter Book Grades 5-6 NF IG1050L W All of the Above Pearsall, Shelley Novel: Middle Grade Grades 5-8 F 950L U All the Broken Pieces Burg, Ann E. Novel: Young Adult Grades 5-8 F HL680L Y America’s Struggle with Terrorism (Cornerstones of Freedom) Friedman, Mark Informational Text Grades 5-7 NF 920L X Ancient & Medieval History (Children’s Reference) Reference Grades 4-6 NF 1060L W Ancient Aztecs (The Ancient World) Burgan, Michael Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1000L Y Ancient China (The Ancient World) Sonneborn, Liz Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1040L X Ancient Egypt (The Ancient World) Yomtov, Nel Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1110L X Ancient Greece (The Ancient World) Benoit, Peter Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1070L Y Ancient History (Questions & Answers) Reference Grades 4-7 NF 850L W Leveling information is consistently being added and verified. Complete leveling will be included in the final product. 1 Storia School Edition Book List Middle School Collection • 500+ Titles Grade Fiction/ Lexile GRL Title Author Format Range: Nonfiction Ancient Inca (The Ancient World) Burgan, Michael Informational Text Grades 5-7 NF 1050L Y Ancient India (The Ancient World) Lassieur, Allison Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1140L X Ancient Maya (The Ancient World) Somervill, Barbara A. Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1040L X Ancient Mesopotamia (The Ancient World) Lassieur, Allison Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1050L X Ancient Rome (The Ancient World) Benoit, Peter Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1110L Y Angela is a Foster Kid Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 590L W Animal World (Questions & Answers) Reference Grades 3-7 NF 900L U Animation: From Concept to Consumer Gregory, Josh Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1170L W Apps Gregory, Josh Informational Text Grades 4-6 NF 1150L W Apps of Hate? Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1120L Z Archvillain #01 Lyga, Barry Novel: Middle Grade Grades 5-8 F 740L U Archvillain #02: The Mad Mask Lyga, Barry Novel: Middle Grade Grades 5-8 F 810L W Archvillain #03: Yesterday Again Lyga, Barry Novel: Middle Grade Grades 6-8 F 700L W Aristotle Scholastic Close Reads: Nonfiction Grades 4-6 NF 870L T As Simple as it Seems Weeks, Sarah Novel: Middle Grade Grades 6-8 F 910L T Australia (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Blashfield, Jean F. Informational Text Grades 5-8 NF 1010L Z Bacteria from Space Scholastic Close Reads: Nonfiction Grades 4-5 NF 850L S Bad Pets on the Loose! Zullo, Allan Chapter Book Grades 4-6 NF 1160L T Bad Pets Save Christmas! Zullo, Allan Chapter Book Grades 4-6 NF 890L U Bamboo People Perkins, Mitali Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 680L W Barack Obama Scholastic Close Reads: Nonfiction Grades 3-5 NF 640L T Battle Heroes: Voices from Afghanistan (Ten True Tales) Zullo, Allan Chapter Book Grades 4-12 NF 1090L Z Beat the Clock Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1140L W BFFs, Bullies, and Everything in Between Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-12 NF 1060 X Bird Lake Moon Henkes, Kevin Novel: Middle Grade Grades 5-7 F 740L W Blood in the Water (Tides of War #1) C. Alexander London Novel: Young Adult Grades 6-8 F 880L X Bloody Times Swanson, James L. Novel: Young Adult Grades 7-9 NF 1010L X Body Bullies Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 960L X Book of the Dead (Tombquest #1) Northrop, Michael Novel: Middle Grade Grades 5-7 F 650L X Brain Games (National Geographic Kids) Swanson, Jennifer Reference Grades 4-7 NF 750L V Building Castles (Knights and Castles) Humphrey, Paul Informational Text Grades 2-4 NF IG990L R Call to War (Chronicles of Avantia #3) Blade, Adam Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-7 F 700L T Can You Get an F in Lunch? (How I Survived Middle School #1) Krulik, Nancy Novel: Middle Grade Grades 5-7 F 640L W Canada (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Sonneborn, Liz Informational Text Grades 4-6 NF 1040L X Leveling information is consistently being added and verified. Complete leveling will be included in the final product. 2 Storia School Edition Book List Middle School Collection • 500+ Titles Grade Fiction/ Lexile GRL Title Author Format Range: Nonfiction Captured (Astonishing Headlines) Barr, Linda Informational Text Grades 4-6 NF 660L T Castle Life (Knights and Castles) Durman, Laura Informational Text Grades 2-4 NF IG900L Q Castles (Medieval World) Sheehan, Sean Informational Text Grades 3-5 NF NC1200L W Cathedrals and the Church (Medieval World) Levy, Pat Informational Text Grades 3-5 NF NC1180L X CaveIn (Stay Alive #2) Monninger, Joseph Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 700L V Change of a Dress (Cinderella Cleaners #1) Gold, Maya Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 810L U Charles Darwin Scholastic Close Reads: Nonfiction Grades 5-6 NF 890L S Chasing Evil (Chronicles of Avantia #2) Blade, Adam Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-7 F 730L T Chasing Vermeer Balliett, Blue Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 770L T Chemical Accident (Emergency) Woolf, Alex Informational Text Grades 3-6 NF 1040L T Chinese Myths (Myths from Many Lands) Bingham, Jane Short Story Grades 3-4 NF 850L S Citizenship (Cornerstones of Freedom) Raatma, Lucia Informational Text Grades 4-6 NF 920L V Civil War (America at War) Perritano, John Reference Grades 4-5 NF 770L V Cleopatra Scholastic Close Reads: Nonfiction Grades 3-6 NF 880L P Computer Graphics: From Concept to Consumer Kevin Cunningham Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 1170L W Confetti Girl Lopez, Diana Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-7 F 660L V Confucius Scholastic Close Reads: Nonfiction Grades 3-6 NF 860L S Cosmic Cottrell Boyce, Frank Novel: Middle Grade Grades 2-6 F 670L Y Could You Be a Hero? Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1110L X Could You Save Your Friend’s Life? Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1100L X Count To A Million Pallotta, Jerry Picture Book Grades 1-3 NF AD450L U Crash (Stay Alive #1) Monninger, Joseph Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-7 F 730L V Crash (The Heights®) Chapter Book Grades 4-6 F 40L O Crime Scene Investigators (Ten True Tales) Zullo, Allan Informational Text Grades 5-7 NF 940L W Crisis in the Cafeteria Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1280L X Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (Classic Goosebumps #6) Stine, R.L. Novel: Middle Grade Grades 3-7 F 620L S Dangerously Strong Scholastic Choices Magazine Informational Text Grades 7-10 NF 1140L Z David Copperfield (excerpt) Dickens, Charles Close Reads: Passage Grades 4-8 F 980L U DDay (24/7: Goes to War) Miller, Terry Informational Text Grades 6-8 NF 880L Z Dear America™: A City Tossed and Broken Blundell, Judy Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 770L W Dear America™: Standing in the Light Osborne, Mary Pope Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 830L T Dear America™: The Light in the Storm Hesse, Karen Novel: Middle Grade Grades 3-5 F 850L T Dear America™: With the Might of Angels Pinkney, Andrea Davis Novel: Middle Grade Grades 4-6 F 740L U Dear Dumb Diary #1: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Benton, Jim Novel: Middle Grade Grades 3-6 F 1120L V Leveling information is consistently being added and verified.
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