The Reading List

A complete year of curated literature for each level with one book per month, spanning 12 genres. Click any book to find it on Kyobo or Aladin.

Civic Level

Step Into Reading: Step 4. Focus on fluency, vocabulary-in-context, and literal comprehension. CEFR A1–A2.

Candidate Level

Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, and A to Z Mysteries series. Focus on summarizing chapters, character & setting tracking, and predictions. CEFR A1–A2.

Monarch Level

Bridges Crown and Leaders. Focus on genre familiarity, theme spotting, and text-to-self connections. CEFR A2–B1.

Junior Level

High-level elementary readers ready for gentle literary analysis. Claim + Evidence basics, literary elements, discussion norms. CEFR A2–B1.

Lexis Level

Middle-school-level texts; handles complex themes & structure. Author craft, figurative language, cross-text connections. CEFR B1–B2.

Mythos Level

Strong, independent readers. Interpretive theses, rhetoric, genre conventions. Sustained close reading & annotation. CEFR B2–C1.

Opsis Level

Exceptionally advanced; college-style discussion & writing. Critical lenses, comparative analysis, synthesis writing. CEFR C1+.

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