Good books in English with low Lexile scores (not difficult to read) I'm going to post the titles of a few books that have this in common: a) I personally like them, and b) they have Lexile scores und

Dan Smith

Good books in English with low Lexile scores (not difficult to read)

I'm going to post the titles of a few books that have this in common: a) I personally like them, and b) they have Lexile scores under 1000. I suggest other native English speakers do the same. You can find Lexile scores at https://www.lexile.com

Nevil Shute, A Town Like Alice, 870

John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, 680; Of Mice and Men, 630 (???--these might be simplified editions, can't tell)

Stephen King, 11/22/63, 810 (Horror, SF)

Dick Francis, Whip Hand, 810 (Detective novel)

Typical Reader Measures, by Grade

Grade Reader Measures, Mid-Year
25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR)
1 Up to 300L
2 140L to 500L
3 330L to 700L
4 445L to 810L
5 565L to 910L
6 665L to 1000L
7 735L to 1065L
8 805L to 1100L
9 855L to 1165L
10 905L to 1195L
11 and 12 940L to 1210L

Jan 25, 2015 3:45 PM

Comments · 1

Thanks for the recommendation!

January 25, 2015

Dan Smith

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