Books for ESL students levels 5-8

Summer is a great time to read! This is a list of books I recommend. The lexile score tells how difficult the vocabulary is.

Wonder 

By R. J. Palacio

Lexile 790

A story about a young boy with a facial deformity who learns to live and accept who he is after going to a local public school 

(Movie also)

Number the Stars

By Lois Lowry

Lexile 670

A story of a young girl in Denmark during World War 2

(Movie also)

Charlotte's Web

By E. B. White

Lexile 680

A famous story of friendship between a girl, a pig and a spider

(Movie also)

The Outsiders

By S. E. Hinton

Lexile 750

A story about a 14 year-old boy and his life learning right from wrong

(Movie also)

Holes

By Louis Sachar

Lexile 660

A story about an innocent boy whose punishment is a work camp 

(Movie also)

A Long Walk to Water

By Linda Sue Park 

Lexile 720

A story about a girl in Sudan who must walk two hours to get water for her family

Counting by 7s

By Holly Goldberg Sloan

Lexile 770

A story about a 12 year-old gifted girl who loses her parents in a car accident

Esperanza Rising

By Pam Muñoz Ryan 

Lexile 750

A story of a girl and her mother who leave Mexico to work hard labor in the US




Books recommended by your classmates:

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding

Lexile 770

(Movie also)

(Recommended by Carlos and Ceyda)

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman 

by Haruki Murakami

Lexile unknown (for adults)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night  

by Mark Haddon

Lexile 1180

(Recommended by Javiera)

Time Must Have A Stop 

by Aldous Huxley

Lexile unknown (for adults)

(Recommended by Carlos) 

Harry Potter 

by JK Rowling 

(Movie also)

Lexile 880

(Recommended by Annie)

The 57 Bus 

Lexile 930

(Recommended by Carolyn)

Outliers 

by Malcolm Gladwell

Lexile 1090

(Recommended by Carolyn)