# Scott O'Dell — books assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 1000L–1000L
**Grade span:** 4–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/scott-odell
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- indigenous identity
- nature
- resilience
- solitude
- survival

## Genres

- Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)

## Every Scott O'Dell title on file

- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) _(1000L · Grades 4–7 · 1960)_
- [Streams to the River, River to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/streams-to-the-river-river-to-the-sea) _(Grades 6–9 · 1986)_

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