# Theodore Taylor — books assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/theodore-taylor
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- cat family (mammals)
- cats
- cats -- fiction
- courage
- friendship
- race
- survival
- zoos

## Genres

- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction

## Every Theodore Taylor title on file

- [The Cay](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cay) _(Grades 5–8 · 1969)_
- [Sniper](https://readinglist.school/book/sniper) _(Grades 6–8 · 1991)_
- [The Bomb](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bomb-theodore-taylor) _(Grades 7–10 · 1995)_
- [The Trouble with Tuck](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trouble-with-tuck) _(Grades 3–6 · 2009)_

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