A Step Up:
From Readers to Chapter Books
Are the beginning to read JR books getting to be too easy for you? If you're ready to make the jump into chapter books, this list is for you! To help you move into the taller stacks, the J Fiction and J Non-Fiction sections, we've put together a list of some of our shorter books and grouped them together by topic. Remember, the most important thing in choosing a book is to pick one YOU like!
An * after a title means that we have more books by the same author that you might also enjoy. |
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Books About Girls |
| A Sound of Leaves |
by Blegvad |
J BLE |
| Jorah's Journal |
by Caseley |
J CAS |
| Mattie |
by Chall |
J CHA |
| What's Cooking, Jenny Archer?* |
by Conford |
J CON |
| Sally Ann on Her Own* |
by Dicks |
J DIC |
| Albertina, the Practically Perfect |
by Fowler |
J FOW |
| Little Swan |
by Geras |
J GER |
| Song of the Giraffe |
by Jacobs |
J JAC |
| Angela's Top-Secret Computer Club* |
by Keller |
J KEL |
| Louise Goes Wild* |
by Krensky |
J KRE |
| Lotta on Troublemaker Street |
by Lindgren |
J LIN |
| Sara Kate, Superkid* |
by Pfeffer |
J PFE |
| JoJo & Winnie* |
by Sachs |
J SAC |
| Star |
by Simon |
J SIM |
| Slow as a Snail, Quick as a Bird |
by Young |
J YOU |
Books About Boys
|
| Onion Sundaes* |
by Adler |
J ADL |
| The Bunnysitters |
by Banks |
J BAN |
| The Chalk Box Kid* |
by Bulla |
J BUL |
| Julian's Glorious Summer* |
by Cameron |
J CAM |
| Robin Hood in the Greenwood |
by Curry |
J CUR |
| Itchy Richard* |
by Gilson |
J GIL |
| Gloomy Louie |
by Green |
J GRE |
| Odds on Oliver* |
by Greene |
J GRE |
| A Camel Called April* |
by Hendry |
J HEN |
| Bird Boy |
by Hill |
J HIL |
| Dudley Pippin's Summer* |
by Ressner |
J RES |
| Raymond's Best Summer |
by Rogers |
J ROG |
| Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?* |
by Sachs |
J SAC |
| 2095* |
by Scieszka |
J SCI |
| The Adventures of Ratman |
by Weiss |
J WEI |
School Stories
|
| Cory Coleman, Grade 2 |
by Brimner |
J BRI |
| Feathers in the Wind |
by Chaikin |
J CHA |
| Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots* |
by Dadey |
J DAD |
| Annie Pitts, Artichoke* |
by DeGroat |
J DEG |
| In Trouble With Teacher |
by DeMuth |
J DEM |
| Hey, New Kid!* |
by Duffey |
J DUF |
| Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher |
by Duncan |
J DUN |
| Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake* |
by Giff |
J GIF |
| The Best Worst Day* |
by Graves |
J GRA |
| Alvin's Famous No-Horse |
by Harding |
J HAR |
| Horrible Harry in Room 2B* |
by Kline |
J KLI |
| Adam Draws Himself a Dragon |
by Korschunow |
J KOR |
| I'm George Washington, and You're Not!* |
by Kroll |
J KRO |
| The World's Greatest Toe Show |
by Lamb |
J LAM |
| How to Survive Third Grade |
by Lawlor |
J LAW |
| Patti's Pet Gorilla* |
by Mauser |
J MAU |
| The Class with the Summer Birthdays* |
by Regan |
J REG |
| My School is Worse Than Yours |
by Toles |
J TOL |
| The Ghost in the Classroom |
by Wagener |
J WAG |
| Spider Storch's Carpool Catastrophe* |
by Willner-Pardo |
J WIL |
| Benny and the No-Good Teacher |
by Zach |
J ZAC |
Books About Friends
|
| Kate on the Coast* |
by Brisson |
J BRI |
| A Memory for Tino |
by Buscaglia |
J BUS |
| Rockin' Reptiles* |
by Calmenson |
J CAL |
| Elaine, Mary Lewis and the Frogs* |
by Chang |
J CHA |
| Snakes Are Nothing to Sneeze At* |
by Charbonnet |
J CHA |
| Cookies and Crutches* |
by Delton |
J DEL |
| Violet's Finest Hour |
by Duggan |
J DUG |
| The Other Side of the Bridge* |
by Hanel |
J HAN |
| Max Malone & Great Cereal Rip Off* |
by Herman |
J HER |
| Party on Ice* |
by Hest |
J HES |
| Pig and Bear |
by Horejs |
J HOR |
| Mole and Shrew All Year Through* |
by Koller |
J KOL |
| Annie Bananie and the Pain Sisters* |
by Komaiko |
J KOM |
| Best Enemies* |
by Leverich |
J LEV |
| I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers* |
by Moore |
J MOO |
| The Stinky Sneakers Contest |
by Peters |
J PET |
| Solo Girl |
by Pinkney |
J PIN |
| Howie Merton and the Magic Dust |
by Reeves |
J REE |
| The Snake in the Carpool |
by Schlein |
J SCH |
| Harry's Got a Girlfriend |
by Schubert |
J SCH |
| The Green Toenails Gang |
by Sharmat |
J SHA |
| There's a Shark in the Swimming Pool! * |
by Stanley |
J STA |
| Melinda and Nock and the Magic Spell |
by Uebe |
J UEB |
| Old People, Frogs, and Albert |
by Wilson |
J WIL |
| Ginger Brown: Too Many Houses* |
by Wyeth |
J WYE |
Family Stories
|
| Living With My Stepfather is Like Living with a Moose |
by Bowdish |
J BOW |
| The Secret of the Seal |
by Davis |
J DAV |
| Holding onto Sunday* |
by Galbraith |
J GAL |
| Pony Trouble |
by Gasque |
J GAS |
| The Upside-down Reader |
by Gruber |
J GRU |
| Great-Uncle Dracula and the Dirty Rat |
by Harvey |
J HAR |
| The Not-Anywhere House* |
by Hendry |
J HEN |
| The Butterfly Birthday |
by Herold |
J HER |
| Travel Tips From Harry* |
by Hest |
J HES |
| Blackberries in the Dark* |
by Jukes |
J JUK |
| Cousin Markie and Other Disasters |
by Kleitsch |
J KLE |
| No Room for Francie |
by Macdonald |
J MAC |
| Monstra vs. Irving* |
by Manes |
J MAN |
| The Riddle Streak* |
by Pfeffer |
J PFE |
| A Turkey Drive and Other Tales* |
by Porte |
J POR |
| Lily and the Runaway Baby* |
by Shreve |
J SHR |
| Blue Ribbon Blues* |
by Spinelli |
J SPI |
| Mama's Birthday Surprise |
by Spurr |
J SPU |
| Don't Forget Michael |
by Thompson |
J THO |
| Dodo Every Day |
by Vogel |
J VOG |
| Edwin and Emily* |
by Williams |
J WIL |
Pet Stories
|
| Tornado* |
by Byars |
J BYA |
| The Great Custard Pie Panic* |
by Corbett |
J COR |
| Turtle |
by Cummings |
J CUM |
| Selene Goes Home |
by Diggs |
J DIG |
| Brutus the Wonder Poodle* |
by Gondosch |
J GON |
| What About My Goldfish?* |
by Greenwood |
J GRE |
| Mia the Beach Cat* |
by Hanel |
J HAN |
| No-Name Dog |
by Impey |
J IMP |
| Henry and the Boy Who Thought Numbers Were Fleas |
by Kaplan |
J KAP |
| The Bee Sneeze* |
by Keller |
J KEL |
| Smasher* |
by King-Smith |
J KIN |
| No More Animals! |
by Monfried |
J MON |
| Not My Dog |
by Rodowsky |
J ROD |
| The Boy Who Ate Dog Biscuits* |
by Sachs |
J SAC |
| The Daring Rescue of Marlon the Swimming Pig* |
by Saunders |
J SAU |
| Runaway Hamster* |
by Stewart |
J STE |
| King Emmett the Second |
by Stolz |
J STO |
| Scaredy Dog |
by Thomas |
J THO |
| Harriet and the Crocodiles* |
by Waddell |
J WAD |
Funny Stories
|
| The Seven-and-One-Half Labors of Hercules |
by Bendall-Brunello |
J BEN |
| Freckle Juice |
by Blume |
J BLU |
| Pork and Beef's Great Adventure |
by Burnard |
J BUR |
| The Seven Treasure Hunts* |
by Byars |
J BYA |
| Annabel the Actress Starring in "Gorilla My Dreams"* |
by Conford |
J CON |
| The Lemonade Trick* |
by Corbett |
J COR |
| McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm* |
by Fleischman |
J FLE |
| Papa and Mama Biederbeck |
by Mantiband |
J MAN |
| Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying* |
by Park |
J PAR |
Fantasy
|
| The Shoemaker's Boy |
by Aiken |
J AIK |
| The Quest for Queenie* |
by Ball |
J BAL |
| My Father's Dragon* |
by Gannett |
J GAN |
| Midnight Magic |
by Gordon |
J GOR |
| No Bean Sprouts, Please! |
by Hiser |
J HIS |
| Dinosaurs Before Dark* |
by Osborne |
J OSB |
| Happily Ever After |
by Quindlen |
J QUI |
| Marcy Hooper and the Greatest Treasure in the World |
by Tolan |
J TOL |
Sport Stories
|
| Patrick Doyle Is Full of Blarney |
by Armstrong |
J ARM |
| Catcher's Mask* |
by Christopher |
J CHR |
| A Blue for Beware* |
by Haas |
J HAA |
| Brad and Butter Play Ball |
by Hughes |
J HUG |
| Arthur Makes the Team* |
by Krensky |
J KRE |
| The Detective Stars and the Case of the Super Soccer Team |
by Levine |
J LEV |
| Pizza Pie Slugger* |
by Marzollo |
J MAR |
| Jumping Into Nothing* |
by Willner-Pardo |
J WIL |
| Christopher Davis's Best Year Yet |
by Wohl |
J WOH |
Science Fiction
|
| The Space People |
by Bunting |
J BUN |
| Aliens for Breakfast* |
by Etra |
J ETR |
| Let Me Off This Spaceship!* |
by Greer |
J GRE |
| Kidnapped on Astarr* |
by Nixon |
J NIX |
| Wallpaper From Space |
by Pinkwater |
J PIN |
| Harry the Explorer* |
by Sheldon |
J SHE |
| The Banana Split From Outer Space |
by Siracusa |
J SIR |
| Agent K-13: The Super-Spy |
by Teague |
J TEA |
Mysteries
|
| Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery* |
by Adler |
J ADL |
| The Case of the Elevator Duck |
by Berends |
J BER |
| The Berenstain Bears and the Bermuda Triangle* |
by Berenstain |
J BER |
| Sebastian (Super Sleuth) & the Flying Elephant* |
by Christian |
J CHR |
| Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Eye* |
by Clifford |
J CLI |
| Violet's Finest Hour |
by Duggan |
J DUG |
| Roomates and Rachel* |
by Galbraith |
J GAL |
| The Missing Fossil Mystery* |
by Herman |
J HER |
| Wild Willie and King Kyle |
by Joose |
J JOO |
| Arthur Accused!* |
by Krensky |
J KRE |
| Meg Mackintosh and the Case of the Curious Whale Watch* |
by Landon |
J LAN |
| Racetrack Robbery |
by Leroe |
J LER |
| The Case of the Mind-Reading Mommies* |
by Levy |
J LEV |
| The Birthday Party Mystery* |
by Markham |
J MAR |
| Mr Pin: The Chocolate Files* |
by Monsell |
J MON |
| The Muffin Friend* |
by Pinkwater |
J PIN |
| Rinaldo on the Run |
by Scheffler |
J SCH |
| Sly, P.I.: The Case of the Missing Shoes |
by Stefanec-Ogren |
J STE |
| Detective Valentine |
by Wood |
J WOO |
Books Set in the Past
|
| Abigail Takes the Wheel |
by Avi |
J AVI |
| Stay Away From Simon! |
by Carrick |
J CAR |
| Goody Sherman's Pig* |
by Christian |
J CHR |
| The Courage of Sarah Noble |
by Dalgliesh |
J DAL |
| Easter Parade |
by Greenfield |
J GRE |
| The Day It Rained Forever* |
by Gross |
J GRO |
| Pioneer Cat |
by Hooks |
J HOO |
| The Chickenhouse House |
by Howard |
J HOW |
| George Washington and the First Balloon Flight |
by Lindop |
J LIN |
| The Wind Wagon |
by Lottridge |
J LOT |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall* |
by MacLachlan |
J MAC |
| Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves* |
by Roop |
J ROO |
| The Cobble Street Cousins: In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen* |
by Rylant |
J RYL |
| The Minstrel in the Tower |
by Skurzynski |
J SKU |
| Lily and Miss Liberty* |
by Stevens |
J STE |
| Patrick and the Great Molasses Explosion |
by Stover |
J STO |
| Meet Molly: An American Girl* |
by Tripp |
J TRI |
| Wild Bill Hickok |
by Weidt |
J WEI |
| Next Spring, an Oriole* |
by Whelan |
J WHE |
Longer Books
|
| Gray Boy |
by Arnosky |
J ARN |
| Emily Eyefinger and the Lost Treasure |
by Ball |
J BAL |
| Ghost Eye |
by Bauer |
J BAU |
| The Flimflam Man |
by Beard |
J BEA |
| TJ's Secret Pitch |
by Bowen |
J BOW |
| The Big Bike Race |
by Bledsoe |
J BLE |
| The Silver Balloon |
by Bonners |
J BON |
| Mystery Machine |
by Brennan |
J BRE |
| Tutu Much Ballet* |
by Charbonnet |
J CHA |
| Virtual Cody* |
by Duffey |
J DUF |
| What's the Matter, Kelly Beans? |
by Enderle |
J END |
| The Hundred Dresses* |
by Estes |
J EST |
| Hello? Is Anybody There? |
by Gaarder |
J GAA |
| Rosy Cole Discovers America!* |
by Greenwald |
J GRE |
| Russell and Elisa* |
by Hurwitz |
J HUR |
| The Three and Many Wishes of Jason Reid |
by Hutchins |
J HUT |
| Liar, Liar Pants on Fire |
by Korman |
J KOR |
| Rude Rowdy Rumors* |
by Levy |
J LEV |
| Rats on the Roof* |
by Marshall |
J MAR |
| Libby Bloom |
by Masters |
J MAS |
| Garage Sale Fever |
by Myers |
J MYE |
| Josie Smith* |
by Nabb |
J NAB |
| Starring Becky Suslow |
by Orgel |
J ORG |
| Here Comes Tod! |
by Pearce |
J PEA |
| The 1,2,3 Zoo Mystery |
by Pearson |
J PEA |
| The Sub |
by Petersen |
J PET |
| Baby Blues: An Adam Joshua Story |
by Smith |
J SMI |
| Encyclopedia Brown & the Case of the Disgusting Sneaker* |
by Sobol |
J SOB |
| Oliver, Clarence and Violet |
by Stevenson |
J STE |
| Deputy Shep* |
by Stolz |
J STO |
| Hazel the Guinea Pig |
by Wilson |
J WIL |
| Beany (Not Beanhead) and the Magic Crystal* |
by Wojciechowski |
J WOJ |
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