How many 1970s books are assigned in 6th grade?

44 books written between 1970 and 1979 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.

What Lexile range do these 1970s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1970s titles assigned in 6th grade run from 750L to 920L. 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?

14 states assign at least one 1970s 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.

1970s books assigned in 6th grade

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US schools assign 44 books written in the 1970s to 6th grade students, across 14 states, spanning 750L–920L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Titles: 44
Written: 1970–1979
Lexile range: 750L–920L
States assigning: 14

The list — 1970s, 6th grade

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Runaway Ralph · Beverly Cleary · Buy →
Summer of the Monkeys · Wilson Rawls · Buy →
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit · Paula Danziger · Buy →
The Ghost on Saturday Night · Sid Fleischman · Buy →
The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales · Jane Yolen · Buy →
The Great Brain Reforms · John Dennis Fitzgerald · Buy →
The Grey King · Susan Cooper · Buy →
The Legend of Africania · Dorothy W. Robinson · Buy →
The Pinballs · Betsy Cromer Byars · Buy →
The Road from Home · David Kherdian · Buy →
The Slave Dancer · Paula Fox · Buy →
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The Trumpet of the Swan · E.B. White · Buy →
The Westing Game · Ellen Raskin · Buy →
The Young Landlords · Walter Dean Myers · Buy →
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Most-assigned 1970s authors in 6th grade

Judy Blume (2) · Laurence Yep (2) · Beverly Cleary (2) · Betsy Cromer Byars (2) · Bill Brittain · Stella Pevsner

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How many 1970s books are assigned in 6th grade?: 44 books written between 1970 and 1979 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.
What Lexile range do these 1970s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1970s titles assigned in 6th grade run from 750L to 920L. 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?: 14 states assign at least one 1970s 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.

1970s books assigned in 6th grade

The list — 1970s, 6th grade

Most-assigned 1970s authors in 6th grade

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