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Language Arts Ages 11-14 UK Years 7-9 US Grades 6-8<br />
The Reader’s Journey<br />
Level Key<br />
2 levels below<br />
1 level below<br />
On level<br />
Above level<br />
* Common Core Exemplar Text<br />
Dedicated to making students lifelong readers<br />
The Reader’s Journey suggests 36 books per grade, making it easy to select a book that will be<br />
level-appropriate and engaging. Simply choose the novel that matches your students’ reading<br />
levels or, select a novel of your own. The following chart contains a selection of the titles<br />
available across each of the four levels. The availability of the Anchor books varies by<br />
country. Please check with your local rep about availability and pricing in your country.<br />
Selection of recommended Anchor Books for each grade<br />
Grade 6<br />
Unit 1<br />
Unit 2<br />
Unit 3<br />
Unit 4<br />
Unit 5<br />
Unit 6<br />
Grade 7<br />
Unit 1<br />
Unit 2<br />
Unit 3<br />
Unit 4<br />
Unit 5<br />
Unit 6<br />
Grade 8<br />
Unit 1<br />
Unit 2<br />
Unit 3<br />
Unit 4<br />
Unit 5<br />
Unit 6<br />
Prentice Hall Discoveries Reader: Deciding What Is Real<br />
Rules of the Road, Joan Bauer<br />
Behind the Blue and Gray: The Soldier’s Life in the Civil War, Delia Ray<br />
Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli<br />
The Clay Marble, Minfong Ho<br />
The Tarantula in My Purse: and 172 Other Wild Pets, Jean Craighead George<br />
Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq, Thura Al-Windawi<br />
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba, Alma Flor Ada<br />
The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin<br />
The Hero’s Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life, T. A. Barron<br />
Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children, Joseph Bruchac<br />
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks*, Katherine Paterson<br />
I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Celeste Raspanti<br />
Prentice Hall Discoveries Reader: Finding Connections<br />
The Emperor’s Silent Army: The Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China, Jane O’Connor<br />
Matilda, Roald Doahl<br />
Journey of the Sparrows, Fran Leeper Buss with Daisy Cubias<br />
Rosa Parks: My Story, Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins<br />
The Lottery Rose, Irene Hunt<br />
Prentice Hall Discoveries Reader: Working It Out<br />
Between Madison and Palmetto, Jacqueline Woodson<br />
Heat, Mike Lupica<br />
Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo, Zlata Filipovíc<br />
“Who Moved My Cheese?” for Teens, Spencer Johnson, M. D.<br />
Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston<br />
The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton<br />
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965, Juan Williams<br />
Novio Boy, Gary Soto<br />
Flowers for Algernon, David Rogers<br />
Our Town, Thornton Wilder<br />
Portraits of African-American Heroes, Tonya Maynard<br />
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, John Grisham<br />
Little Women*, Louisa May Alcott<br />
An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio, Judith Ortiz Cofer<br />
To Be a Slave, Julius Lester<br />
A Wrinkle in Time*, Madeline L’Engle<br />
The Schwa Was Here, Neal Shusterman<br />
Prentice Hall Discoveries Reader: Exploring the Possibilities<br />
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank<br />
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*, Mark Twain<br />
Under the Baseball Moon, John H. Ritter<br />
The Sword and the Circle, Rosemary Sutcliff<br />
Nerdlandia, Gary Soto<br />
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Paul Zindel<br />
The Miracle Worker, William Gibson<br />
Dragonwings*, Lawrence Yep<br />
Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad*, Ann Petry<br />
Fahrenheit 451*, Ray Bradbury<br />
Level<br />
Level<br />
Level<br />
12 pearsonglobalschools.com<br />
Availability is subject to change. Alternative titles may be substituted where appropriate. For the most updated list, visit <strong>Pearson</strong>School.<br />
com/readersjourney. We recommend previewing any novels or literature before assigning to students.
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