Where do you get your book lists?

[mommysanders]

I have an accelerated reader, and I'm having a hard time finding books for him. Where do you guys go for great book lists for the child to read (NOT read-alouds) that are grouped by reading level?

 

FWIT my son is age 5 but I *think* reading at a 2nd grade level. He's past easy readers, and into chapter books. Today he read Chalk Box Kid in an hour, and he has already gone through The Kingdom of Wrenley series, and is currently in The Magic Tree House series. I keep googling "reading/book lists for kids" but am only finding read-aloud lists.

 

Feel free to link to another post, as I'm sure this question has already been asked. I just can't find it by searching.

 

Thanks!

[maize]

1000 good books list

 

MENSA list

 

for starters :)

 

[maize]

Here are links: 

 

http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html

 

http://www.mensaforkids.org/achieve/excellence-in-reading/

[Lori D.]

Reading Lists of Good Books from Curriculum Vendors (by age range or grade level)
Five in a Row

Heart of Dakota

Sonlight
Ambleside Onside
Veritas Press
Tapestry of Grace
Truth Quest
My Father's World
Biblioplan
Beautiful Feet

Center for Lit

Classical Christian Homeschooling Catalog

Reading List Websites  (by age range or grade level)

The Great Books Academy - classics, by grade level
1000 Good books - good books, by age range

Guest Hollow - chronological historical fiction, non-fiction, documentaries/movies, by elementary age or by young adult 
A Book in Time - historical fiction / non-fiction, by age range
Book Girl (K-8) - historical fiction, by grade level

Tanglewood School (K-8) - good books, by grade level (access by Internet Wayback Machine)
Home's Cool - SL books in WTM 4-year cycle, by grammar/logic/rhetoric stage

Charlotte Mason Home Education: Twaddle Free Literature - good books, by grade level

Charlotte Mason Help: Books and Schedules - good books, by grade level

An Old Fashioned Education: Classic Literature - classics, by grade level

Penny Gardener's Readable Science - list by science topic

 

Book Resources 

Honey for a Child's Heart

Books Children Love

 

Past Threads

Beginner chapter books (for a 5yo reading at a 2nd grade level)

Chapter books for beginning readers

Beginning chapter book for boy ages 5-7

Early chapter books that are wholesome

Good wholesome chapter books for about grade 1-2 level

Early chapter books about friends

What other good chapter books for kid reading Magic Tree House?

Early readers/chapter books for early American/modern History

Beginner chapter books

Quality beginning chapter books

Chapter books for first grade (many are at a 3rd grade level)

Easy beginner chapter books

 

Looking for good easy chapter books for almost 8yo boy

Books for little boys -- similar to Junie B, first grader, but for boys

Easy fun chapter books for 8yo boy

 

Looking for good first "chapter books" for DD6

Early chapter books for girls??

Beginning chapter books for girls

Edited April 26, 2016 by Lori D.

[Tanaqui]

Recently, I've been getting a lot of books I've never read before from the flowcharts over at We Need Diverse Books.

[Jackie]

I pull my lists from so many places.

 

Here are some I put together when DD was younger, specifically for young kids at a higher reading level: http://everchangingchild.blogspot.com/2014/02/advanced-reading-for-preschoolers.html?m=0

[ExcitedMama]

I try to find books I think DS will like and see what sticks. When I find a series of books I give him the first one and see if he wants to keep going with the series. Amazon is a big help when I'm looking for ideas. Unfortunately we don't have any bookstores here but at the library I let him wonder around and find something that interests him. Last week it was whales.

[cintinative]

In addition to the above,

 

Memoria Press has summer reading lists

IEW has a "books for boys and other kids who would rather build forts all day" list

Center for Lit has book lists in their materials and on their website

 

I have also used the Ambleside lists

 

At some point someone pointed  me to Medieval Mom's book list so there are some from that as well  http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/345347-medival-moms-book-list-in-pdf/

 

[mommysanders]

Here are links: 

 

http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html

 

http://www.mensaforkids.org/achieve/excellence-in-reading/

 

Maize, Thank you! That 1000 good books list is great. I see some books he has read in the advanced reader section, so I'll just pick from there.

 

 

 

Reading Lists of Good Books from Curriculum Vendors (by age range or grade level)

Five in a Row

Heart of Dakota

Sonlight

Ambleside Onside

Veritas Press

Tapestry of Grace

Truth Quest

My Father's World

Biblioplan

Beautiful Feet

Center for Lit

Classical Christian Homeschooling Catalog

 

Reading List Websites  (by age range or grade level)

The Great Books Academy - classics, by grade level

1000 Good books - good books, by age range

A Book in Time - historical fiction / non-fiction, by age range

Book Girl (K-8) - historical fiction, by grade level

Tanglewood School (K-8) - good books, by grade level (access by Internet Wayback Machine)

Home's Cool - SL books in WTM 4-year cycle, by grammar/logic/rhetoric stage

Charlotte Mason Home Education: Twaddle Free Literature - good books, by grade level

Charlotte Mason Help: Books and Schedules - good books, by grade level

An Old Fashioned Education: Classic Literature - classics, by grade level

Penny Gardener's Readable Science - list by science topic

 

Book Resources 

Honey for a Child's Heart

Books Children Love

 

Past Threads

Beginner chapter books (for a 5yo reading at a 2nd grade level)

Chapter books for beginning readers

Beginning chapter book for boy ages 5-7

Early chapter books that are wholesome

Good wholesome chapter books for about grade 1-2 level

Early chapter books about friends

What other good chapter books for kid reading Magic Tree House?

Early readers/chapter books for early American/modern History

Beginner chapter books

Quality beginning chapter books

Chapter books for first grade (many are at a 3rd grade level)

Easy beginner chapter books

 

Looking for good easy chapter books for almost 8yo boy

Books for little boys -- similar to Junie B, first grader, but for boys

Easy fun chapter books for 8yo boy

 

Looking for good first "chapter books" for DD6

Early chapter books for girls??

Beginning chapter books for girls

 

 

Lori D, WOW!  :laugh: thank you so much!! Can't wait to dig into all these!

 

And thanks everyone else, too!

[Ellie]

I didn't use book lists for my children. I let them choose whatever they wanted to when we went to the library weekly. I found some of the books I read aloud to them by looking through the library stacks, or books I read when I was a child which led to other books. I also got some ideas from "Honey for a Child's Heart."

[lewelma]

Mensa list.  My ds is very motivated to get through them all. 

[cintinative]

I created my own list from various sources but I am seeing even more books on these other lists such as Lori D. posted.  How do you all narrow down your choices? Typically I go off my list and just try to pick books that are a mix of things that I know will interest my sons and those that I think are classics and they really should read.  So my oldest has read a lot of Nesbit's books because he likes fantasy and my youngest has read a lot of books about animals because that is his bent. Sometimes if I think they will not be particularly interested in a book I will use it as a read aloud.  I do find this whole thing very overwhelming at times. I think we have read some really good books this year but there are also a lot we haven't read.  =)

[FloridaLisa]

I created my own list from various sources but I am seeing even more books on these other lists such as Lori D. posted.  How do you all narrow down your choices? Typically I go off my list and just try to pick books that are a mix of things that I know will interest my sons and those that I think are classics and they really should read.  So my oldest has read a lot of Nesbit's books because he likes fantasy and my youngest has read a lot of books about animals because that is his bent. Sometimes if I think they will not be particularly interested in a book I will use it as a read aloud.  I do find this whole thing very overwhelming at times. I think we have read some really good books this year but there are also a lot we haven't read.  =)

 

There are always more books than time! We try to squeeze in even more through audio books in the car -- even when we're running errands around town. It's amazing how many books my kids have heard this year through that alone. 

 

I've always made booklists for guidance but they are tailored to that child's ability and interests. 

[MerryAtHope]

I created my own list from various sources but I am seeing even more books on these other lists such as Lori D. posted.  How do you all narrow down your choices? Typically I go off my list and just try to pick books that are a mix of things that I know will interest my sons and those that I think are classics and they really should read.  So my oldest has read a lot of Nesbit's books because he likes fantasy and my youngest has read a lot of books about animals because that is his bent. Sometimes if I think they will not be particularly interested in a book I will use it as a read aloud.  I do find this whole thing very overwhelming at times. I think we have read some really good books this year but there are also a lot we haven't read.  =)

 

I found that we almost always liked Sonlight's readers and read-alouds, so I started there and formed the bulk of my list. Then I also liked to check the following:

 

Illuminations - Bright Ideas Press

Winter Promise

My Father's World

Diana Waring

 

as well as the forums here and on Sonlight.

[Jackie]

I created my own list from various sources but I am seeing even more books on these other lists such as Lori D. posted. How do you all narrow down your choices? Typically I go off my list and just try to pick books that are a mix of things that I know will interest my sons and those that I think are classics and they really should read. So my oldest has read a lot of Nesbit's books because he likes fantasy and my youngest has read a lot of books about animals because that is his bent. Sometimes if I think they will not be particularly interested in a book I will use it as a read aloud. I do find this whole thing very overwhelming at times. I think we have read some really good books this year but there are also a lot we haven't read. =)

I have a list of books that I definitely fit into read aloud time, and those are chosen for a variety of reasons. For the rest of my incredibly long list of "maybe" books, I often check them out of the library and toss them into the bin of library books. My daughter will read them or not, her choice. If I suspect she would really like it if she understood how awesome it was, I may read the first bit to her and then put it back in the bin. No problem whatsoever if it gets returned unread, but at least she has a big variety to choose from!

[eternallytired]

I recently sat down and made a list of the various chapter book series my kids have read, and then I made a chart so I could see the reading level range of each series.  If you're a visual person, it makes for a quick reference.  If you're not visual, you can read my assessments of the different series in the list.  I put it here on my blog. (Scroll down if you want to skip my yammering.)

 

FWIW, I like to always have a series they enjoy, even if I'm also having them read good stand-alones, because then I've got a backup if they get through something faster than I anticipate or don't like something I've suggested.  Series are nice safety nets.

[J-rap]

I got so many great book ideas for my kids from the Sonlight catalog, even though we didn't generally use their curriculum.  

[Jane Elliot]

Lately we're finding a lot of new favorites from the lists and reviews at Guest Hollow and the new supplemental reading sets at Memoria Press.

 

Over the years, the lists in TWTM and in the SOTW Activity guides have yielded favorites. 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2016 by Jane Elliot

[Rachel]

I know you aren't looking for read alouds, but I use those lists quite a bit for my advanced reader. They are grouped many times by interest level which makes it easier to pick out age appropriate books. Jim Trelease has the Read Aloud Handbook, his website has a link to many, many booklists. Read Aloud Revival has a free booklist too.

 

"What then will we read" by Jan Bloom is good. I also use Newbury lists, Five in a Row, and SOTW (the supplemental readings), and Ambleside as well.