# Katherine Applegate — books assigned in US schools

**2** 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:** 3–7
**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

- animal welfare
- art and storytelling
- captivity and freedom
- community
- empathy
- friendship across species
- kindness
- nature
- prejudice

## Genres

- Middle Grade Animal Fiction
- Middle Grade Fiction

## Every Katherine Applegate title on file

- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) _(570L · Grades 3–7 · 2012)_
- [Wishtree](https://readinglist.school/book/wishtree) _(590L · Grades 3–6 · 2017)_

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