# Katherine Applegate — books assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 570L–590L
**Grade span:** 2–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/katherine-applegate
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- family (2)
- animal welfare
- animals
- art and storytelling
- belonging
- captivity and freedom
- community
- empathy
- friendship across species
- homelessness

## Genres

- Middle Grade Fiction (2)
- Children's
- Middle Grade Animal Fiction
- Realistic Fiction

## Every Katherine Applegate title on file

- [Home of the Brave](https://readinglist.school/book/home-of-the-brave) _(Grades 4–9 · 2008)_
- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) _(570L · Grades 3–7 · 2012)_
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) _(Grades 3–6 · 2015)_
- [Wishtree](https://readinglist.school/book/wishtree) _(590L · Grades 3–6 · 2017)_
- [Odder](https://readinglist.school/book/odder) _(Grades 3–5 · 2022)_
- [The One and Only Ruby](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ruby) _(Grades 2–5 · 2023)_

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