# Eleanor Estes — books assigned in US schools

**2** books by Eleanor Estes appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 870L–870L
**Grade span:** 3–7
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/eleanor-estes
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- bullying
- compassion
- immigrant experience
- regret
- standing up

## Genres

- Juvenile Fiction
- Middle Grade Fiction

## Every Eleanor Estes title on file

- [The Hundred Dresses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hundred-dresses) _(870L · Grades 3–5 · 1944)_
- [Ginger Pye](https://readinglist.school/book/ginger-pye) _(Grades 3–7 · 1951)_

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