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ML = Multilevel     REV. = Revised
9/11: A Dark Day   Informational (nonfiction), 2029 words
Arrows  ML   Informational Narrative (fiction), 2340 words
Art of Photography, The   Informational (nonfiction), 2104 words
Battling for Independence   Historical (nonfiction), 1676 words
Believe It or Not?   Informational (nonfiction), 1753 words
Biomimicry   Informational (nonfiction), 2084 words
Born on Sable Island   Realistic (fiction), 2678 words
Escape from the Holocaust   Informational (nonfiction), 2080 words
Fast Forward to the Future   Science Fiction (fiction), 2416 words
Firefighter, The   Interview (nonfiction), 1915 words
Frederick Douglass: Forever Free  ML  NEW!   Biography (nonfiction), 1564 words
Gems: Treasures from the Earth  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 2097 words
Great Hunger, The   Informational (nonfiction), 1249 words
Haidas, The   Historical (fiction), 2264 words
How Little John Joined Robin Hood  ML   Folktale (fiction), 2114 words
In Huck's Shoes   Adventure (fiction), 2355 words
Leaving Home   Realistic (fiction), 2852 words
Legacy of da Vinci, The   Biography (nonfiction), 2195 words
Life of Cesar Chavez, The   Biography (nonfiction), 2189 words
Marco Polo and the Silk Road   Informational (nonfiction), 2061 words
Meegor and the Master   Fantasy (fiction), 2801 words
Miltie Math-head Takes the Mound   Realistic (fiction), 2479 words
Miltie Math-head: Football Hero?   Humorous (fiction), 2286 words
Mystery Twin, The   Realistic (fiction), 2190 words
Odysseus and the Bag of Winds   Myth (fiction), 1770 words
Plate Tectonics   Informational (nonfiction), 1933 words
Pocahontas at Jamestown   Biography (nonfiction), 2116 words
Prehistoric Giants (Other Than Dinosaurs)   Informational (nonfiction), 2161 words
Protests and Uprisings   Informational (nonfiction), 2032 words
Robin Hood Wins the Sheriff's Golden Arrow  ML   Folktale (fiction), 2385 words
Samuel de Champlain, Father of New France   Biography (nonfiction), 2120 words
Seven Billion and Counting   Informational (nonfiction), 2255 words
Ships of Discovery  ML   Informational (nonfiction), 2344 words
Story of Lewis and Clark Book 1: Up the Missouri River, The   Historical (nonfiction), 1978 words
Story of Lewis and Clark Book 2: To the Pacific Ocean, The   Historical (nonfiction), 1998 words
Two Kettles  ML   Historical (fiction), 2497 words
What Do You Think About Climate Change?   Informational (nonfiction), 2447 words
Benchmark Passages
Benchmark Books
Informational (nonfiction), 1240 words
Historical (fiction), 1600 words
Reading A-Z Level Level Y Books
Ages 9 - 11
Grade 5
Fountas & Pinnell T
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Lexile 861-890
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Level Y Books Feature
  • 16.5 words average per sentence
  • 1,475–3,000 words total
  • Flesch-Kincaid 5.3–5.6
  • More complex sentence structure
  • Increasingly difficult vocabulary
  • Table of contents, captions, index, and glossary in nonfiction books
  • Complex tables, charts, and graphs
  • Story elements more sophisticated and require more thought.
  • Nonfiction topics aligned to state and national standards