Guided Reading Levels

Holiday House is pleased to offer an extensive reference of our books and accompanying Guided Reading Levels based on the Fountas and Pinnell text leveling system.

Access the Excel spreadsheet below for

  • Guided Reading Levels
  • Lexile Bands
  • Accelerated Reader (AR) Quiz Numbers, Points, and more
  • Reading Counts (RC) Quiz Numbers and Points

as well as word counts and grade levels.

 Excel Spreadsheet

Book leveling takes time, but if there are titles you are looking for which are not yet leveled, please contact us to let us know.

Becoming Ben Franklin

By Russell Freedman
Formats: Hardcover
Size: 10-1/2 X 9
USD $24.95
ISBN: 9780823423743
Themes: Biography, Government & Politics
Recommendations: A*,C,H,K*,SLJ*
Age: 10-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: March 1, 2013
Season: Spring 2013
Pages: 96

Brianna on the Brink

By Nicole McInnes
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $16.95
ISBN: 9780823427758

Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: January 22, 2013
Season: Spring 2013
Pages: 176

Canary in the Coal Mine

By Madelyn Rosenberg
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $16.95
ISBN: 9780823426003
Themes: Animals/Fiction, Historical Fiction
Recommendations: A,K,LMC
Age: 8-12
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: May 1, 2013
Season: Spring 2013
Pages: 192

Dee Dee and Me

By Amy Schwartz
Illustrated by Amy Schwartz
Formats: eBook
Size: 9-1/2 X 9-1/2
USD $6.99
ISBN: 9780823429691
Themes: Family & Relationships, Friendship, Humor, Sharing
Recommendations: A*,K*,PW*,SLJ
Age: 4-8
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: July 10, 2013
Season: Fall 2013
Pages: 32

Deserts

By Gail Gibbons
Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
Formats: Paperback
Size: 10 X 10
USD $7.99
ISBN: 9780823415199
Themes: Ecology & Conservation, Science & Nature
Recommendations: BL,E,TE,WC
Age: 4-8
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: April 1, 1999
Season: Spring 1999
Pages: 32

Hidden

By Miriam Halahmy
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Size: 5-1/16 x 8
USD $7.99
ISBN: 9780823440269
Themes: Anti Racism / Black Interest / Own Voices / Activism Conversation Starters, Coming Of Age, Diversity & Inclusion, Friendship, Immigrant Experience, Middle East Interest, Survival
Recommendations: A,C,SLJ
Age: 12-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: June 12, 2018
Season: Summer 2018
Pages: 224

Kingdom of Ash and Briars

By Hannah West
Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
USD $9.99
ISBN: 9780823440054
Themes: Fantasy, Fractured Fairy Tales, Good Vs. Evil, LibraryCon High School, LibraryCon Sci Fi/Fantasy
Recommendations: K*,SLJ
Age: 12-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: September 11, 2018
Season: Fall 2018
Pages: 360

Momentum

By Saci Lloyd
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $16.95
ISBN: 9780823427321

Age: 12-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: September 7, 2012
Season: Fall 2012
Pages: 224

My Beautiful Hippie

By Janet Nichols Lynch
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $16.95
ISBN: 9780823427994

Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: January 22, 2013
Season: Spring 2013
Pages: 192

Out of Shadows

By Jason Wallace
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $8.95
ISBN: 9780823426904
Themes: Anti Racism / Black Interest / Own Voices / Activism Conversation Starters, Betrayal, Diversity & Inclusion, Human & Civil Rights, Making Choices, Morals & Values In Conflict
Recommendations: A,C,H,K*,LMC,PW,SLJ*
Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: May 15, 2012
Season: Spring 2012
Pages: 272

Parched

By Georgia Clark
Illustrated by Allen Garns
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $17.95
ISBN: 9780823431588

Age: 12-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: March 7, 2014
Season: Spring 2014
Pages: 256

Seven Second Delay

By Tom Easton
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $16.95
ISBN: 9780823433810
Themes: Government & Politics, Survival
Recommendations: A,K,PW,SLJ
Age: 12-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: February 12, 2015
Season: Spring 2015
Pages: 240

Spliced

By Jon McGoran
Formats: Paperback, eBook, Hardcover
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $9.99
ISBN: 9780823442348
Themes: Acceptance & Belonging, Friendship, LibraryCon High School, LibraryCon Sci Fi/Fantasy, Loyalty, Making Choices, Science Fiction
Recommendations: K,SLJ
Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: February 12, 2019
Season: Spring 2019
Pages: 398

The Boston Tea Party

By Russell Freedman
Illustrated by Peter Malone
Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook
Size: 8-1/4 X 11
USD $7.99
ISBN: 9780823429158
Themes: Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, Government & Politics, Patriotism
Recommendations: A*,C,H,K*,PW,SLJ
Age: 7-10
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: September 1, 2013
Season: Fall 2013
Pages: 40

The Carbon Diaries 2015

By Saci Lloyd
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $8.95
ISBN: 9780823426898
Themes: Contemporary Issues/Social Problems, Ecology & Conservation, Family & Relationships, Making Choices, Self Discovery
Recommendations: A*,C,H*,K,SLJ*
Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: May 8, 2012
Season: Spring 2012
Pages: 384

The Devil’s Banshee

By Donna Hosie
Formats: eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8
USD $13.99
ISBN: 9780823437191
Themes: Fantasy, Love & Romance
Recommendations: K*
Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: July 30, 2016

Pages: 336

The Devil’s Dreamcatcher

By Donna Hosie
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Size: 5-1/2 X 8-1/4
USD $7.99
ISBN: 9780823436934
Themes: Friendship, Humor, Mystery & Suspense, Supernatural
Recommendations: K,SLJ
Age: 14-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: July 30, 2016
Season: Fall 2016
Pages: 272

The Dollhouse Murders

By Betty Ren Wright and R.L. Stine
Illustrated by Leo Nickolls
Formats: Paperback, eBook, Hardcover
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
USD $8.99
ISBN: 9780823439843
Themes: Family & Relationships, Mystery & Suspense, Supernatural
Recommendations: A,CE,E,H,PW,SLJ,TE,WC,WJ
Age: 8-12
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: June 4, 2019
Season: Summer 2019
Pages: 160

Things That Float and Things That Don’t

By David A. Adler
Illustrated by Anna Raff
Formats: Paperback
Size: 9 X 10-3/4
USD $7.99
ISBN: 9780823431762
Themes: David A. Adler, Science & Nature
Recommendations: A*,H,K,PW*,SLJ
Age: 4-8
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: August 31, 2014
Season: Fall 2014
Pages: 32

Trains

By Gail Gibbons
Illustrated by Gail Gibbons
Formats: Board, Paperback
Size: 6.8 x 6
USD $7.99
ISBN: 9780823441693
Themes: Science & Nature, Transportation
Recommendations: A,BL,CE,E,PW,SLJ*,WC
Age: 0-3
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: January 15, 2019
Season: Spring 2019
Pages: 24

Vietnam

By Russell Freedman
Formats: Paperback, eBook, Hardcover
Size: 7 X 10
USD $15.99
ISBN: 9780823442744
Themes: 20th Century, Government & Politics, War
Recommendations: A*,K*,PW*,SLJ*
Age: 10-up
Guided Reading Level: Z+
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Season: Summer 2019
Pages: 160