Book Recommendations (by level)

Below you'll find some ideas for students who are reading level 30 books independently.  These books may be appropriate for students reading at a higher level or students who are reading at a lower level but are reading it with an adult.

Note: Not all books are appropriate for your child.  Some may have content that they do not have background knowledge on and therefore the book is more challenging.  Please use this list as a guide and not as a shopping list.

DRA Suggestions - Level 30

THE CASE OF THE GREAT SLED RACE
by James Preller, illustrated by John Speirs

GenreMystery and Suspense, Series

THE CASE OF THE STINKY SCIENCE PROJECT
by James Preller, illustrated by John Speirs
GenreMystery and Suspense, Series

DO WHALES HAVE BELLY BUTTONS?
by Gilda Berger, Melvin Berger, illustrated by Higgins Bond Series
Genre Informational, Question and Answer Book


FABLES
by Arnold LobelGenreShort Stories, Fable

THE CHALK BOX KID
by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Thomas B. Allen
GenreRealistic Fiction

THE BALD BANDIT
( A to Z Mysteries, A to Z Mysteries , Book # 2)
by Ron Roy, illustrated by John Steven Gurney
GenreMystery and Suspense, Series

THE ABSENT AUTHOR
( A to Z Mysteries, A to Z Mysteries , Book # 1)
by Ron Roy
GenreMystery and Suspense, Series

MUMMIES IN THE MORNING
( Magic Tree House, Magic Tree House , Book # 3)
by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca
GenreAdventure, Series, Fantasy

CHICKEN SUNDAY
by Patricia Polacco
Genre Realistic Fiction


PECOS BILL: A TALL TALE
by Steven Kellogg
GenreFolk Tale

HOW TO BE COOL IN THE THIRD GRADE
by Betsy Duffey, illustrated by Janet Wilson
GenreRealistic Fiction

DRA Suggestions - Level 34

VERDI

by Janell Cannon

GenreFairy Tale

RAMONA AND HER FATHER

( Ramona Quimby )

by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Alan Tiegreen

GenreComedy and Humor, Series, Realistic Fiction

LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE

by Gordon Korman, illustrated by Joann Adinolfi

GenreRealistic Fiction

BORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE

by Verna Aardema

GenreFolk Tale

TEN TRUE ANIMAL RESCUES

by Jeanne Betancourt

GenreAdventure, Animal Stories

THE WHALES

by Cynthia Rylant

GenreInformational

THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE

by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Tracy Dockray

GenreAdventure, Classics, Comedy and Humor, Series

DOGGY DARE

( Animal Ark, Animal Ark Pets , Book # 12)

by Ben M. Baglio

GenreSeries, Realistic Fiction

ABIYOYO: BASED ON A SOUTH AFRICAN LULLABY AND ...

by Pete Seeger, illustrated by Michael Hays

GenreFables, Folk Tales and Myth

SQUANTO, FRIEND OF THE PILGRIMS

by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Richard H. Williams

GenreBiography, Informational

THE BOXCAR CHILDREN

( Boxcar Children, Boxcar Children , Book # 1)

by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by L. Kate Deal

GenreAdventure, Mystery and Suspense, Series, Realistic Fiction

CLASS CLOWN

by Johanna Hurwitz, illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka

GenreRealistic Fiction

ROCK SOLID!

by James Preller

GenreBiography

DRA Suggestions - Level 38

SABLE

by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Marcia Sewall

GenreGeneral Fiction

MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE

by Betty MacDonald, illustrated by Hilary Knight

GenreGeneral Fiction

ANIMALS IN SUMMER

by Jane R. McCauley

GenreGeneral Nonfiction, Series

TORNADO

by Betsy Cromer Byars, illustrated by Doron Ben-Ami

GenreGeneral Fiction

THE TREE HOUSE MYSTERY

( Boxcar Children, Boxcar Children , Book # 14)

by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by David Cunningham

GenreAdventure, Mystery and Suspense, Series, Realistic Fiction

THE WOODSHED MYSTERY

( Boxcar Children, Boxcar Children , Book # 7)

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

GenreAdventure, Mystery and Suspense, Series, Realistic Fiction

THE GIGGLER TREATMENT

by Roddy Doyle, illustrated by Brian Ajhar

GenreComedy and Humor

RENT A THIRD GRADER

by B. B. Hiller

GenreGeneral Fiction

WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA, BEN FRANKLIN?

by Jean Fritz, illustrated by Margot Tomes

GenreAutobiography and Biography

RISING STARS OF THE NBA

by Joseph Layden and David Moore

GenreGeneral Nonfiction

GEORGE'S MARVELOUS MEDICINE

by Roald Dahl

GenreComedy and Humor, Fantasy

POCAHONTAS AND THE STRANGERS

by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Peter Burchard

GenreAutobiography and Biography, Series

DO TARANTULAS HAVE TEETH?: QUESTIONS AND ANSWE...

by Gilda Berger, Melvin Berger, illustrated by Jim Effler

GenreGeneral Nonfiction, Reference, Series

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS AT THE WATERWORKS

( Magic School Bus , Book # 1)

by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen

GenreSeries, Informational

THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by James Stevenson

GenreComedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes