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ESL students can benefit greatly from reading a little bit everyday. Reading helps students practice valuable language comprehension and critical thinking skills. It can also aid them in gaining new vocabulary and insight into English-speaking cultures!
Books in this list range from beginner to more advanced students. Depending on their fluency level, students may or may not need a teacher to guide them through the novels.
Books in this list range from beginner to more advanced students. Depending on their fluency level, students may or may not need a teacher to guide them through the novels.
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 1,178,340 ratings
score: 394,
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Tuesdays with Morrie
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Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 1,169,891 ratings
score: 290,
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3 people voted
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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4.20 avg rating — 303,611 ratings
score: 290,
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,344,569 ratings
score: 255,
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3 people voted
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,757,209 ratings
score: 197,
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Matilda
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4.33 avg rating — 1,087,125 ratings
score: 190,
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The Gift of the Magi
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4.11 avg rating — 100,015 ratings
score: 182,
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 1,269,333 ratings
score: 177,
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The Lottery
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4.04 avg rating — 105,962 ratings
score: 165,
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Charlotte’s Web
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4.21 avg rating — 2,011,516 ratings
score: 159,
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The BFG
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4.23 avg rating — 519,921 ratings
score: 157,
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 918,645 ratings
score: 156,
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The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger (Wizard of Oz):
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3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings
score: 96,
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Stay Out of the Basement (Goosebumps, #2)
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R.L. Stine (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 23,555 ratings
score: 96,
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Thank You, M'am
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3.78 avg rating — 1,282 ratings
score: 94,
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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score: 93,
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Amigo Brothers
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3.48 avg rating — 169 ratings
score: 92,
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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4.30 avg rating — 504,112 ratings
score: 91,
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Earthquake
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3.60 avg rating — 47 ratings
score: 90,
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The Village Blacksmith
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3.99 avg rating — 152 ratings
score: 89,
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The Veldt
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4.14 avg rating — 14,046 ratings
score: 88,
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The Highwayman
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4.27 avg rating — 5,987 ratings
score: 87,
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The Little Match Girl
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4.10 avg rating — 28,403 ratings
score: 85,
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The Walrus and the Carpenter
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4.17 avg rating — 410 ratings
score: 84,
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Our Town
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3.74 avg rating — 58,440 ratings
score: 83,
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Robert Browning (Poetry for Young People, #12)
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3.38 avg rating — 73 ratings
score: 82,
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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3.97 avg rating — 62,099 ratings
score: 81,
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Nightjohn
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3.86 avg rating — 5,539 ratings
score: 79,
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Bat 6
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3.57 avg rating — 881 ratings
score: 78,
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The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2)
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4.21 avg rating — 54,863 ratings
score: 77,
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Call It Courage
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3.76 avg rating — 14,490 ratings
score: 76,
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The Moves Make the Man
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3.70 avg rating — 1,282 ratings
score: 75,
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Bless Me, Ultima
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3.82 avg rating — 36,880 ratings
score: 74,
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Esperanza Rising
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4.04 avg rating — 112,264 ratings
score: 73,
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When The Legends Die
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3.71 avg rating — 2,349 ratings
score: 72,
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The Yearling
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4.03 avg rating — 30,295 ratings
score: 71,
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Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)
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3.96 avg rating — 89,189 ratings
score: 70,
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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4.12 avg rating — 435,726 ratings
score: 69,
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The House of Dies Drear (Dies Drear Chronicles, #1)
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3.34 avg rating — 3,785 ratings
score: 68,
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The Glory Field
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3.51 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
score: 66,
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A Christmas Carol
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4.09 avg rating — 902,295 ratings
score: 65,
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And Then There Were None
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4.27 avg rating — 1,567,512 ratings
score: 64,
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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
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4.07 avg rating — 7,643 ratings
score: 63,
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The Cat That Walked by Himself: And Other Stories
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3.89 avg rating — 898 ratings
score: 62,
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The Nightingale and the Rose
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4.28 avg rating — 12,091 ratings
score: 61,
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 509,440 ratings
score: 58,
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list created August 25th, 2020
by ︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ Steph ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿ (votes) .
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