# Jason Reynolds — books assigned in US schools

**8** 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:** 3–12
**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 (2)
- identity (2)
- childhood
- community
- connection
- courage
- family violence
- grief
- humor
- loss

## Genres

- Realistic Fiction (3)
- Children's (2)
- Young Adult Fiction

## Every Jason Reynolds title on file

- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) _(730L · Grades 5–8 · 2016)_
- [As Brave As You](https://readinglist.school/book/as-brave-as-you) _(Grades 4–7 · 2017)_
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) _(720L · Grades 7–12 · 2017)_
- [Look Both Ways](https://readinglist.school/book/look-both-ways) _(Grades 5–8 · 2019)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) _(Grades 3–6 · 2023)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-the-meantime) _(Grades 3–10 · 2023)_
- [Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .](https://readinglist.school/book/twenty-four-seconds-from-now) _(Grades 7–10 · 2024)_
- [Soundtrack: A Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/soundtrack) _(Grades 3–10 · 2026)_

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