# Julius Lester — books assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/julius-lester
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Genres

- Children's

## Every Julius Lester title on file

- [John Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/john-henry) _(Grades K–5 · 1994)_
- [Day of Tears](https://readinglist.school/book/day-of-tears) _(Grades 7–12 · 2005)_

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