Book comparisons
Side-by-side comparisons of the most-assigned canon books in US K-12 ELA classrooms. Each pair shows Lexile differential, grade- range overlap, shared curricula, themes, and (when applicable) banned-state overlap.
45 pairs indexed across the canon.
Grades 3-5
- New Kid vs Wonder
- Shiloh vs WonderLexile gap: 100L
- Holes vs WonderLexile gap: 130L
- Maniac Magee vs WonderLexile gap: 30L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs WonderLexile gap: 180L
- Refugee vs WonderLexile gap: 10L
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs WonderLexile gap: 160L
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs Wonder
- The Tale of Despereaux vs WonderLexile gap: 120L
- New Kid vs Shiloh
- Holes vs New Kid
- Maniac Magee vs New Kid
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs New Kid
- New Kid vs Refugee
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs New Kid
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs New Kid
- New Kid vs The Tale of Despereaux
- Holes vs ShilohLexile gap: 230L
- Maniac Magee vs ShilohLexile gap: 70L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs ShilohLexile gap: 280L
- Refugee vs ShilohLexile gap: 90L
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs ShilohLexile gap: 60L
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs Shiloh
- Shiloh vs The Tale of DespereauxLexile gap: 220L
- Holes vs Maniac MageeLexile gap: 160L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs HolesLexile gap: 50L
- Holes vs RefugeeLexile gap: 140L
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs HolesLexile gap: 290L
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs Holes
- Holes vs The Tale of DespereauxLexile gap: 10L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs Maniac MageeLexile gap: 210L
- Maniac Magee vs RefugeeLexile gap: 20L
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs Maniac MageeLexile gap: 130L
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs Maniac Magee
- Maniac Magee vs The Tale of DespereauxLexile gap: 150L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs RefugeeLexile gap: 190L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs Diary of a Wimpy KidLexile gap: 340L
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
- Because of Winn-Dixie vs The Tale of DespereauxLexile gap: 60L
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs RefugeeLexile gap: 150L
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs Refugee
- Refugee vs The Tale of DespereauxLexile gap: 130L
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs The Tale of DespereauxLexile gap: 280L
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library vs The Tale of Despereaux