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Books for English as a Second Language Students and Others: Reading Level (Lexile Level)

Books in the ESL Collection, located at the Worthington Atlantic City library and in our Ebook Collections.

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Search by Lexile Level (reading level)

 

Finding books by Reading Level

Need to start with an easy book? Looking for something a little more challenging? Use the buttons below to browse the ESL collection by Lexile level.

Lexile levels can help you to decide whether a book is well-suited to your current English language skills. As the reading becomes more challenging, the Lexile level increases.

  • 300-799 = easy reading (4th to 7th grade)
  • 800-999 = intermediate level (6th to 9th grade)
  • 1000+ = advanced level (10th grade and up)

Note: Not all books in the collection have been assigned Lexile levels. For more selections, choose to browse books by type, or visit the library and browse the bookshelves.

Note: Many of the works in this collection are considered classics of literature or popular culture. As such, they frequently reflect attitudes and social norms that were prevalent at the time they were written.