Suggested Reads for English Language Learners (ELLs)!
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
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
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
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
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