1940s books assigned in 7th grade
US schools assign 13 books written in the 1940s to 7th grade students, across 5 states, spanning 1010L–1010L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 13
- Written
- 1940–1949
- Lexile range
- 1010L–1010L
- States assigning
- 5
The list — 1940s, 7th grade
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Adam of the Road Novel Units Student PacketElizabeth Gray Vining
Call It Courage Teacher GuideArmstrong Sperry
Homer PriceRobert McCloskey
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 PearlJohn Steinbeck · 1010L
The Return of Silver ChiefJack O'Brien
The Twenty-One BalloonsWilliam Pene du Bois
Most-assigned 1940s authors in 7th grade
Common questions
- How many 1940s books are assigned in 7th grade?
- 13 books written between 1940 and 1949 appear on 7th grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- What Lexile range do these 1940s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1940s titles assigned in 7th grade run from 1010L to 1010L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
- Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
- 5 states assign at least one 1940s title at 7th 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.