How many 1980s books are assigned in 5th grade?

107 books written between 1980 and 1989 appear on 5th 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 1980s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in 5th grade run from 550L to 1020L. 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?

41 states assign at least one 1980s title at 5th 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.

1980s books assigned in 5th grade

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US schools assign 107 books written in the 1980s to 5th grade students, across 41 states, spanning 550L–1020L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1980s

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

Louis Sachar · on 16 reading lists

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Titles: 107
Written: 1980–1989
Lexile range: 550L–1020L
States assigning: 41

The list — 1980s, 5th grade

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Most-assigned 1980s authors in 5th grade

Virginia Hamilton (3) · Mary Downing Hahn (3) · Pat McKissack (2) · Lois Lowry (2) · Betty Ren Wright (2) · Johanna Hurwitz (2)

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How many 1980s books are assigned in 5th grade?: 107 books written between 1980 and 1989 appear on 5th 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 1980s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in 5th grade run from 550L to 1020L. 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?: 41 states assign at least one 1980s title at 5th 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.

1980s books assigned in 5th grade

The list — 1980s, 5th grade

Most-assigned 1980s authors in 5th grade

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