Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by JK Rowling
Scholastic, 1997
A student teacher asked me for a book written on a 5th grade reading level. Most 5th graders are about 11 years old. I recommended the first book of the Harry Potter series. It is the book that Harry turns 11 years old, and it is written on that level. Each of the books becomes more complex, as Harry ages, and so as the reader ages, the reading level becomes more complex, too. The book speaks to many of the concerns of a 5th grader, also. The fear of leaving what you've always known as you go off to a new school (in the US, that would be middle school). Making friends and creating enemies as cliques start to form on the playground. Starting that adolescent trek of learning who you are as an individual. It hits the 11 year old reader on all levels.
Level: 4th-8th
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