Reading Level 10-11
Book titles, grade level, difficulty level, and short description are included to help you decide as to where you should start. Books grade level ratings are as follows; 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 10-12, 11-12. There is also a reading difficulty level rating system G through Z+ where G is the easiest and Z+ is the most difficult. There is also N/A (not available) which means we could not find a rating.
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US Reading Level |
ESL Reading Level (CEFR) |
Title |
Author |
Synopsis |
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10–11 |
C1 |
A Room with a View |
E. M. Forster |
A young Englishwoman torn between societal expectations and her desire for personal freedom and love. Set in both Italy and England, the novel explores themes of self-discovery, romance, and the struggle between convention and passion. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
A Tale Of Two Cities |
Charles Dickens |
The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to life in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
Cannery Row |
John Steinbeck |
It is set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California, on a street lined with sardinecanneries that is known as Cannery Row. The story revolves around the people living there: |
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10–11 |
C1 |
Jane Eyre |
Jane Eyre |
The story of a strong and independent orphan who grows up facing hardship but remains true to herself. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
Persuasion |
Jane Austen |
A woman who is given a second chance at love with Captain Wentworth, the man she was once persuaded to reject. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde |
Oscar Wilde |
Showcases the poet’s rich language, emotional depth, and sharp wit. Through themes of beauty, love, sorrow, and art, Wilde’s verses blend elegance with heartfelt reflection. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
Sense and Sensibility |
Jane Austen |
Edward and Elinor marry, and later Marianne marries Colonel Brandon, having gradually come to love him. The two couples live as neighbors, with both sisters and husbands in harmony with each other. Willoughby considers Marianne as his ideal but the narrator tells the reader not to suppose that he was never happy. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
The Great Gatsby |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
The story follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. |
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10–11 |
C1 |
The Three Musketeers |
Alexandre Dumas |
Set in 1625–1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age—Athos, Porthos and Aramis—and gets involved in affairs of the state and court. |
