Unit Overview - Novel Study Choices

Novel of Choice

You are welcome to read a novel of choice. Please check with your teacher before starting this option to make sure your teacher agrees with your choice. Here are a few suggestions:

Adapted (Grade 3 - low Grade 4 Reading Level)

  • Star Wars: Jedi Academy (by Jeffrey Brown)
  • Sarah Plain and Tall (by Patricia MacLachlan)
  • The Whipping Boy (by Sid Fleischman)
  • Because of Winn Dixie (by Kate DiCamillo)
  • Stone Fox (by John Reynolds Gardiner)

Grade 5 Reading Level

  • An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mai-Lin (by Gillian Chan)
  • Counting by 7s (by Holly Goldberg)
  • James and the Giant Peach (by Roald Dahl)
  • Play Ball (by Matt Christopher)
  • Into the Wild (by Erin Hunter) - Book #1 of a highly addictive series!
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins (by Scott O'Dell)
  • The Emily Carr Mystery (by Eric Wilson)
  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (by E. L. Konigsburg)
  • My Side of the Mountain (by Jean Craighead George)
  • Owls in the Family (by Farley Mowat)
  • The Tale of Desperaux (by Kate DiCamillo)
  • The Zucchini Warriors (by Gordon Kormon) - Hilarious book for those who like to laugh out loud!

Advanced (Grade 6 + Reading Level)

  • A Single Shard (by Linda Sue Park)
  • Call it Courage (by Sperry Armstrong)