Books written in the 1920s, assigned in US schools
Modernism takes hold — Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Hurston — and the Harlem Renaissance reshapes American letters.
- Books on file
- 3
- Lexile range
- 490L–1070L
- Grade span
- 2–12
- Decade window
- 1920–1929
The 1920s canon
Common questions
- How many 1920s books does the canon include here?
- 3 books written in the 1920s appear across the curricula and state ELA standards tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, AP/IB syllabus, or peer-reviewed source.
- What's the Lexile range for 1920s books?
- Lexile measures for 1920s assigned-reading titles range from 490L to 1070L. Books without a published Lexile measure (poetry, drama, graphic novels) are not included in this range.
- What grades assign 1920s books?
- Books written in the 1920s are assigned across grades 2 through 12 in US schools tracked by ReadingList. Specific grade-level assignments are listed on each book page.