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Suggested Reads for English Language Learners (ELLs)!

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With thousands of titles to choose from, reading can be an ever expanding experience. The below list is a collection of books I have come across for students with varied reading levels. These titles are ones I have either built into class libraries, come across because of popular reviews, or are just some of my personal favourites. 


Early Language Learners

Frankie Pickle Series
By: Eric Wight

Geronimo Stilton Series
By: Elisabetta Dami

Intermediate Language Leaners

The Magic Tree House Series
By: Mary Pope Osborne

Dear Dumb Diary Series
By: Jim Benton

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart Series
By: Elizabeth Singer Hunt

Everest (3 Books; The Contest, The Climb, The Summit)
By: Gordon Korman

I Survived Series
By: Lauren Tarshis

Captain Underpants Series
By: Dav Pilkey

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
By: Jeff Kinney

Orca Book Publishers Canada Collections (middle school fiction for reluctant readers)
By: Various Authors
  • Orca Currents Collection
  • Orca Sports Collection
  • Orca Soundings Collection

Ramona Series
By: Beverly Cleary

Stranded
By: Jeff Probst and Chris Tebbetts

High School Musical Series
By: N.B. Grace and other various authors

Long Shot
By: Mike Lupica

STAT: Standing Tall and Talented
By: Amar’e Stoudemire

Bunnicula Collection
By: James Howe

The Danger Zone: Avoid Being in a Medieval Castle
By: Jacqueline Morley

The Danger Zone: Avoid Being a Slave in Pompeii
By: John Malam and David Antram

Advanced to Fluent Language Leaners

The Hunger Games Trilogy
By: Suzanne Collins

The Underland Chronicles Series
By: Suzanne Collins

Divergent Trilogy
By: Veronica Roth

The Maze Runner Trilogy
By: James Dashner

Variant Series
By: Robinson Wells

The Selection Trilogy
By: Kiera Cass

Teen Ink: Written in the Dirt 
(poetry, fiction, photography and art by teens)

Edited By: Stephanie H. Meyer and John Meyer

Harry Potter Series
By: J.K. Rowling

The Guests of War Trilogy
By: Kit Pearson

The Daring Game
By: Kit Pearson

A Handful of Time
By: Kit Pearson

Awake and Dreaming
By: Kit Pearson

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants Series
By: Ann Brashares

Double Dutch
By: Sharon M. Draper

The Neverending Story
By: Ralph Manheim (English Translation)

A Little Princess
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Chronicles of Narnia Series
By: C.S. Lewis

Anne of Green Gables Series
By: Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Saddle Club Series
By: Bonnie Bryant

The One and Only Ivan
By: K.A. Applegate

How to Train Your Dragon Series
By: Cressida Cowell

Percy Jackson Series
By: Rick Riordan

Every Soul a Star
By: Wendy Mass

Young Samurai Series
By: Chris Bradford

The Hobbit
By: J.R.R Tolkien

Charlotte’s Web
By: E.B. White

Number the Stars
By: Lois Lowry

The Giver
By: Lois Lowry
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