Here you will find an array of intermediate chapter books, from beginner to more advanced. We’ve listed them by category and our favorites have been marked with an asterisk.* This book list will be updated weekly.

Acceptance

• There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sacher
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Animals

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Spirit Animals by Brandon Mull
• Dog Diaries by Kate Klimo
• Horse Diaries by Catherine Hapka
• Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
• Ranger in Time by Kate Messner
• Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant
• Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George
• Stuart Little by E.B. White
• The Tale of Despereaux by Katie DiCamillo
• The Cricket in Time Square by George Selden

Biographies

• Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag by Ann Weil
• Thomas Edison: Young Inventor by Sue Guthridge
• Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
• The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva Moore

Facing Fears

• Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Family

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner*
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Friendship

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls*
• There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sacher

Government

Communism (dangers of)

• Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Immigration

• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Holidays

Christmas         

• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson*

Honesty

• Charlie & The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Hope

• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Hunting & Fishing

• Legend of the Ghost Buck by Lane Walker
• Terror at Deadwood Lake by Lane Walker
• The Boss on Redemption Road by Lane Walker
• The Hunt for Scarface by Lane Walker
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls*

Loss

• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls*
• Knife Thrower by Boyd Richardson

Making a Difference

• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Memoir

• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Overcoming Hardships

• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamad
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls*
• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell*
• Knife Thrower by Boyd Richardson
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Projects

• Great Colonial American Projects: You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa

Read Aloud Picks

• Crooked Creek Ranch by Amy Drorbaugh
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
• Heidi by Johanna Spyri
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
• The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss

School

• Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sacher
• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamad
• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Science Fiction

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Series

• Wayside School Series by Louis Sacher
• Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Great Battles for Boys Series by Joe Giorello
• Hometown Hunters Collection by Lane Walker
• Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• Who Was? Series by a variety of authors
• What Was? Series by a variety of authors
• National Park Mystery Series by Aaron Johnson
• Fudge Series by Judy Blume
• I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis
• Cam Jansen Series by David A. Adler
• Milligan Creek Series by Kevin Miller*
• The Great Brain Series by John D. Fitzgerald*
• Ranger in Time Series by Kate Messner*
• The Borrowers Series by Mary Norton
• Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne*
• Henry Huggins Series by Beverly Cleary*
• The Kingdom of Wrenly Series by Jordan Quinn*
• Anne of Green Gables Series by L.M. Montgomery
• Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith*

Silly Reads

• Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sacher

Underdog

• The Tale of Despereaux by Katie DiCamillo
• Charlie & The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

World

• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamad
• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
• Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai