Mackin is a fantastic jobber. You can search their website by that
lexile range, limit it to fiction, interest level, then choose any
other criteria listed on their page. www.mackin.com.
On Nov 20, 2008, at 8:56 PM, Maren Wilbur wrote:
> Okay, I know there was recently a hit for 4th grade reading at a high
> lexile, but I am looking for titles for 6th grade maturity
> appropriate at a
> high lexile. I am currently student teaching at a middle school and
> was
> asked by a 6th grade language arts teacher if I could generate a
> list of age
> appropriate fiction titles for her 6th grade students that are
> reading at a
> lexile range of 1100 - 1200. I do have some personal opinions about
> this,
> such as why push a 6th grader who is cabable of reading at such a high
> lexile to read in a high lexile range when they are probably
> already a very
> motivated reader ? But it is an interesting question, and I also get
> this
> asked frequently in the public library where I currently work. I am
> familiar with Lexile.com and when I search fiction I get very few
> fiction
> titles, and ones that I would never ask a 6th grader to read...like
> Thomas
> Hardy's *Far From the Madding Crowd.* Sure* *does sound like
> something for
> a 6th grader to sink their teeth into, eh?!!!
> I also searched Titlewave with a limiter for the lexile range and
> did get a
> few more titles that were appropriate, like the Series of
> Unfortunate Events
> books, just throw a few vocabulary words in there and you've got the
> high
> lexile..but I'd love to offer some more suggestions.
>
> Any ideas out there for some good titles for this high a range? I
> know
> non-fiction is always a way to push the lexile range higher, but I'm
> specifically looking for fiction.
> I will post a hit if there is interest.
> Thanks!
> Maren Wilbur
> SLMS candidate.
> Youth Service Librarian
> Chanhassen, MN
> marenwilbur@gmail.com
>
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