# Books written in the 1900s, assigned in US schools

Edwardian fiction and turn-of-the-century classics; lighter representation in US K-12 syllabi than later decades.

**3** books written between 1900 and 1909 that US schools assign across state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Decade window:** 1900–1909
**Lexile range:** 1120L–1120L
**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/decade/1900s
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## Themes of the 1900s

- adaptation
- behavior
- classic literature
- classics
- friendship
- girls, fiction
- instinct
- nature vs. civilization

## Authors writing in the 1900s

- Clyde Robert Bulla
- Herman Melville
- Jack London

## Genres

- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction

## The 1900s canon

- [Billy Budd](https://readinglist.school/book/billy-budd) by Herman Melville _(Grades 11–12 · pub 1900)_
- [Shoeshine Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/shoeshine-girl) by Clyde Robert Bulla _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1900)_
- [The Call of the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/the-call-of-the-wild) by Jack London _(1120L · Grades 6–10 · pub 1903)_

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