Unit Overview

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 - 4 Reading Level)

  • Star Wars: Jedi Academy (by Jeffrey Brown)
  • Mountain Bike Mania (by Matt Christopher)
  • The Whipping Boy (by Sid Fleischman)
  • Because of Winn Dixie (by Kate DiCamillo)
  • Stone Fox (by John Reynolds Gardiner)

Grade 5 - 6 Reading Level

  • Blood and Iron: Building the Railway (by Paul Yee)
  • Call it Courage (by Sperry Armstrong)
  • Counting by 7s (by Holly Goldberg)
  • Elijah of Buxton (by Christopher Paul Curtis)
  • Emily Carr Mystery (by Eric Wilson)
  • The Zucchini Warriors (by Gordon Kormon) - Hilarious book for those who like to laugh out loud!
  • 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)
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society (by Trenton Lee Stewart)
  • My Side of the Mountain (by Jean Craighead George)
  • Owls in the Family (by Farley Mowat)
  • The Hunter's Moon (by O.R. Melling)
  • A Single Shard (by Linda Sue Park)
  • Silverwing (by Kenneth Oppel)
  • Underground to Canada (by Barbara Smucker)
  • Wonder (by R.J. Palacio).

Advanced (Grade 7 + Reading Level) - Make sure you get the unabridged original versions:

  • Anne of Green Gables (by LM Montgomery)
  • Black Beauty (by Anna Sewell)
  • The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (by Farley Mowat)
  • Heidi (by Johanna Spyri)
  • The Incredible Journey (by Shelia Burnford)