# Kirby Larson — books assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–7
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/kirby-larson
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- german shepherd dog
- human-animal relationships
- war use
- world war, 1939-1945

## Genres

- Realistic Fiction

## Every Kirby Larson title on file

- [Duke](https://readinglist.school/book/duke) _(Grades 3–5 · 2012)_
- [Dash (Dogs of World War II)](https://readinglist.school/book/dash-kirby-larson) _(Grades 4–7 · 2016)_

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