1960s books assigned in 3rd grade
US schools assign 24 books written in the 1960s to 3rd grade students, across 12 states, spanning 380L–1000L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 24
- Written
- 1960–1969
- Lexile range
- 380L–1000L
- States assigning
- 12
The list — 1960s, 3rd grade
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A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle · 740L
Amelia BedeliaPeggy Parish · 380L
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl · 810L- Drummer HoffBarbara Emberley
Flat StanleyJeff Brown · 540L
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerE.L. Konigsburg · 700L- I, Juan de ParejaElizabeth Borton de Treviño
Island of the Blue DolphinsScott O'Dell · 1000L- It's Like This CatEmily Neville
- May I Bring a Friend?Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
- Once a Mouse...Marcia Brown
Ramona the PestBeverly Cleary · 750L- Shadow of a BullMaia Wojciechowska
- SounderWilliam H. Armstrong
- Sylvester and the Magic PebbleWilliam Steig
- The Adventures of Paddy PorkJohn S. Goodall
The Bronze BowElizabeth George Speare
The Cricket in Times SquareGeorge Selden · 780L- The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipArthur Ransome
- The High KingLloyd Alexander
The Mouse and the MotorcycleBeverly Cleary · 860L
The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats · 500L- Up a Road SlowlyIrene Hunt
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak · 740L
Most-assigned 1960s authors in 3rd grade
Beverly Cleary (2) · Roald Dahl · Scott O'Dell · Elizabeth George Speare · Lloyd Alexander · Maurice Sendak
Common questions
- How many 1960s books are assigned in 3rd grade?
- 24 books written between 1960 and 1969 appear on 3rd 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 1960s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1960s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 380L to 1000L. 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?
- 12 states assign at least one 1960s title at 3rd 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.