1940s books assigned in 6th grade
US schools assign 10 books written in the 1940s to 6th grade students, across 5 states. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 10
- Written
- 1940–1949
- States assigning
- 5
The list — 1940s, 6th grade
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Rather listen? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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- Adam of the Road Novel Units Student PacketElizabeth Gray Vining
- Call It Courage Teacher GuideArmstrong Sperry
- Johnny TremainEsther Hoskins Forbes
- King of the WindMarguerite Henry
- Miss HickoryCarolyn Sherwin Bailey
- Rabbit HillRobert Lawson
- Strawberry GirlLois Lenski
- The Door in the WallMarguerite de Angeli
- The Matchlock GunWalter Dumaux Edmonds
- The Twenty-One BalloonsWilliam Pene du Bois
Common questions
- How many 1940s books are assigned in 6th grade?
- 10 books written between 1940 and 1949 appear on 6th grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
- 5 states assign at least one 1940s title at 6th grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.