# Neil Gaiman — books assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 820L–820L
**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/neil-gaiman
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- coming of age
- death and grief (gentle)
- fantasy
- found family
- graphic novels
- hugo award winner
- identity
- paranormal fiction
- the supernatural and the living

## Genres

- Graphic Novel
- Middle Grade Fantasy

## Every Neil Gaiman title on file

- [Coraline](https://readinglist.school/book/coraline) _(Grades 3–5 · 2001)_
- [The Graveyard Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-graveyard-book) _(820L · Grades 5–8 · 2008)_

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