# Theodore Taylor — books assigned in US schools

**2** 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:** 5–10
**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

- courage
- friendship
- race
- survival

## Genres

- Historical Fiction

## Every Theodore Taylor title on file

- [The Cay](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cay) _(Grades 5–8 · 1969)_
- [The Bomb](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bomb-theodore-taylor) _(Grades 7–10 · 2007)_

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