Reading Recommendations for Your Advanced Students

Previously I shared some reading recommendations for low-intermediate and high-intermediate students. We covered middle-grade/children’s books as well as young adult books.

This time, I’d like to recommend a couple of fabulous reads for advanced students.

Advanced ESL students have a lot of options in terms of reading materials. Once learners reach this level they have access to the entire gamut of English language literature.

This list includes adult-level books featuring relatively simple language. I’ve also made sure to include an array of non-fiction titles this time around.

Reading recommendations your advanced students will love

Fiction

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
• Normal People by Sally Rooney

Non-fiction

• Sapiens: A Graphic History by Yuval Noah Harari and David VanderMeulen
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
• Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt
• Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
• Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
• The Library Book by Susan Orlean
• When Time Stopped by Ariana Neumann

There are also many great reading resources on Instagram. If you're looking for a little book inspiration, make sure to check out BOOKOSIS which is run by our Motion Graphic Designer, Lula!