# Jason Reynolds — books assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 720L–730L
**Grade span:** 5–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/jason-reynolds
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reynolds
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- family
- family violence
- grief
- identity
- loss
- mentorship
- revenge
- running
- teamwork
- violence

## Genres

- Realistic Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction

## Every Jason Reynolds title on file

- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) _(730L · Grades 5–8 · 2016)_
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) _(720L · Grades 7–12 · 2017)_

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