Best Children's Books
for Guided Reading Reading Level S
Below are books that are perfect for kids reading on DRA Level S. (It's the same level--just some schools use the one book leveling system and others use the other.) We hope this list will help you get your Level S reader stocked up for hours of reading fun! All of the book titles below are linked to that book on Amazon (or to our review page of that book, which also includes a link to buy on Amazon). Please note that if you purchase an item from Amazon, they give us a small referral fee. (This helps pay for site hosting costs.)
Big Nate series: Most of the (many!) books in this series are written at Guided Reading Level S, including the books listed below.
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- Big Nate in a Class by Himself
- Big Nate Flips Out
- Big Nate Goes for Broke
- Big Nate Makes the Grade
- Big Nate Think Alike
- Big Nate Say Goodbye to Dork City
- Big Nate The Crowd Goes Wild
- Big Nate and Friends
- Big Nate in a Class by Himself
- Big Nate Welcome to My World
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: Three of the books in this series are written at Guided Reading Level S, including: The Sea of Monsters, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympians. [There are two additional books --The Lightning Thief (#1) and The Titan's Curse (#3) -- and they are both level W.] Click here to see Percy Jackson books on Amazon
The Tales of Dimwood Forest series: Most of the books in this series are written at Guided Reading Level S, including: Poppy, Poppy and Rye, Ereth's Birthday and Poppy's Return. (Other books are Ragweed and Poppy and Ereth.) Click to see Tales of Dimwood Forest on Amazon
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