Books written in the 1960s, assigned in US schools
Civil Rights, coming-of-age, and the canonical American social-novel decade; To Kill a Mockingbird, A Wrinkle in Time, The Outsiders.
- Books on file
- 18
- Lexile range
- 210L–1070L
- Grade span
- K–12
- Decade window
- 1960–1969
The 1960s canon
Green Eggs and HamDr. Seuss · 210L
Island of the Blue DolphinsScott O'Dell · 1000L
NightElie Wiesel · 590L
The Cricket in Times SquareGeorge Selden · 780L
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 870L
James and the Giant PeachRoald Dahl · 870L
Where the Red Fern GrowsWilson Rawls · 700L
A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle · 740L
The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats · 500L
Amelia BedeliaPeggy Parish · 380L
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak · 740L
Flat StanleyJeff Brown · 540L
The Mouse and the MotorcycleBeverly Cleary · 860L
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerE.L. Konigsburg · 700L
The OutsidersS.E. Hinton · 750L
Ramona the PestBeverly Cleary · 750L
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya Angelou · 1070L
Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut · 850L
Common questions
- How many 1960s books does the canon include here?
- 18 books written in the 1960s 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 1960s books?
- Lexile measures for 1960s assigned-reading titles range from 210L to 1070L. Books without a published Lexile measure (poetry, drama, graphic novels) are not included in this range.
- What grades assign 1960s books?
- Books written in the 1960s are assigned across grades K through 12 in US schools tracked by ReadingList. Specific grade-level assignments are listed on each book page.