Upper Years - Accelerated Reader

Interest Level – Upper Years

The interest level relates to the content and age appropriateness of a book or article. Books and other reading materials are assigned an interest level based on publisher recommendations. The interest level reflects the judgment of the book’s publisher and the professionals at Renaissance. However, the final decision on whether the content of a book is appropriate for a particular student is the responsibility of school librarians, teachers and parents.

Within each interest level, you will find a wide range of book levels to support students who read at, above or below year level.

Accelerated Reader Bookfinder uses these interest levels:

LY (Lower Years, ages 5 to 8)
MY (Middle Years, ages 9 to 13)
MY+ (Middle Years Plus, ages 12 and above)
UY (Upper Years, ages 14 and above)

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A Game Of Life Or Death

When sixteen-year-old Asha Kennedy discovers her older sister Maya's dead body in their home, her world falls apart. Desperate for answers, and to stay out of the hands of the social services she grew up in, Asha turns to her hacker friends for ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

A Season For Scandal

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain. When Marigold Bloom finds her family ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.8
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

A Sky Painted Gold

Growing up in her sleepy Cornish village dreaming of being a writer, sixteen-year-old Lou has always wondered about the grand Cardew house which has stood empty for years. And when the owners arrive for the summer - a handsome, dashing brother and...

ATOS Book Level : 5.5
Points Value : 15.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

A Sudden Storm

An innocent night out to celebrate a sixteenth birthday turns to tragedy in this powerful story of racial intolerance from award-winning author Bali Rai. It’s Arjan’s sixteenth birthday and he’s celebrating with his mates – going to see a ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.4
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Ace Of Spades

Hello, Niveus High. It's me. Who am I? That's not important. All you need to know is...I'm here to divide and conquer. - Aces Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 15.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

AdelAIDE

Freya desperately wants to be a famous influencer, like her former best friend, Hye-jin, but no matter what she does, her posts flop. Until Freya’s stepdad arrives home with AdelAIDE, a home-assistant robot. It quickly becomes clear that ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Alex In Wonderland

In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. But he unexpectedly lands a part-time job at Wonderland, a run-down amusement arcade on the seafront, where he gets to know the other teen misfits ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.7
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Alice Oseman Collection | 5 Books

This pack contains 5 books from the author of the bestselling Heartstopper series, ideal for all secondary libraries for ages 13+: All of the titles are tested for Accelerated Reader and include all the quiz information you will need on a handy ...

ATOS Book Level : 4
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

All American Boys

A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's every ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

All That’s Left In The World

When the Superflu wipes out most of the population, Jamie finds himself completely alone in a cabin in the woods - until an injured stranger crosses his path. Life is dangerous now and, armed with a gun, Jamie goes to pull the trigger. But there's...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

All the Crooked Saints

Here is a thing everyone wants: A miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: What it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad owls, estranged ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.8
Points Value : 13
Book Cover : Paperback

All The Invisible Things

With Pez, the days felt endless - cycling, climbing trees, sucking sour sweets till our tongues burned. I'd give anything to be that girl again. For four years Vetty Lake has been keeping her heart in hiding. Since her mum died and her family ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 14.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Allies Of The Night (Cirque Du Freak)

The quest for the Vampaneze Lord continues for the hunters of the dusk. Darren gets an unwelcome taste of reality when he is forced to go back to school and his past catches up with him. Maturing at one fifth the rate of a normal human, Darren has...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 6
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Always And Forever Lara Jean

Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dad's finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margot's coming home for the summer...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Angel Of Venice

A moving historical adventure set against the backdrop of the last great sea battle - the Battle of Lepanto - ever fought in the Mediterranean. It is 1571 and Venice's colonies in Cyprus are under threat. The forces of the Holy League sail to meet ...

ATOS Book Level : 5
Points Value : 2
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

AR Upper Years 4.0 – 4.9 | 23 Books

These 23 carefully selected half price accelerated reader books ranging from 4.0 to 4.9 at the upper years plus interest level have been created into this easy to purchase pack for your convenience. All of the titles are tested for Accelerated ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

AR Upper Years 5.0 – 5.9 Collection | 23 Books

These 23 carefully selected half price accelerated reader books ranging from 5.0 to 5.9 at the middle years plus interest level have been created into this easy to purchase pack for your convenience. All of the titles are tested for Accelerated ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

As Good As Dead

Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her . . . and this time it’s all about Pip. Pip is used to online death threats, but there’s one ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 20.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital - helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.8
Points Value : 15.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Baby Love

A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy and its consequences, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960. When Laura meets a French exchange student, Leon, she is flattered by his interest in ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.8
Points Value : 16.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Bad Magic: A Skulduggery Graphic Novel

A small town in the middle of Ireland, a string of unexplained deaths and a monster on the loose. Better call in the experts. When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.1
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Barrington Stoke 11+ Dyslexia Friendly Collection | 20 Books

This pack contains 20 dyslexia friendly titles from award winning publisher Barrington Stoke: All of the titles are tested for Accelerated Reader and include all the quiz information you will need on a handy label inside the front cover. All of...

ATOS Book Level : 3
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Better Than The Movies

Liz hates her annoyingly attractive neighbour but he’s the only in with her long-term crush… Perpetual daydreamer and hopeless romantic Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Black AND British: A short, essential history

When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential ...

ATOS Book Level : 8.2
Points Value : 5.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Boy Like Me

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children