1990s books assigned in 10th grade
US schools assign 24 books written in the 1990s to 10th grade students, across 3 states, spanning 690L–690L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 24
- Written
- 1990–1999
- Lexile range
- 690L–690L
- States assigning
- 3
The list — 1990s, 10th grade
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A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and WonderWalter Wick
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping BirdsCynthia Rylant
Blues for an Alabama SkyPearl Cleage
Chuck CloseRobert Storr
Franklin Delano RooseveltRussell Freedman
Kids at WorkRussell Freedman
Martha GrahamRussell Freedman
Nasty, Stinky SneakersEve Bunting
Orphan Train RiderAndrea Warren
RewindWilliam Sleator
Sex EducationJenny Davis
Small StepsPeg Kehret
Sojourner TruthPat McKissack
SOS TitanicEve Bunting
SpeakLaurie Halse Anderson · 690L
The Boy's WarJim Murphy
The Boys Start the WarPhyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Great Little MadisonJean Fritz
The Incredible Journey of Lewis and ClarkRhoda Blumberg
The Long Road to GettysburgJim Murphy
The Taking of Room 114Mel Glenn
The Top of the WorldSteve Jenkins
The Wright BrothersRussell Freedman
Wolf by the EarsAnn Rinaldi
Most-assigned 1990s authors in 10th grade
Russell Freedman (4) · Eve Bunting (2) · Jim Murphy (2) · Cynthia Rylant · Andrea Warren · William Sleator
Common questions
- How many 1990s books are assigned in 10th grade?
- 24 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 10th 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 1990s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 10th grade run from 690L to 690L. 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?
- 3 states assign at least one 1990s title at 10th 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.