How many 1990s books are assigned in 3rd grade?

155 books written between 1990 and 1999 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 1990s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 660L 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?

39 states assign at least one 1990s 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.

1990s books assigned in 3rd grade

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US schools assign 155 books written in the 1990s to 3rd grade students, across 39 states, spanning 660L–1000L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1990s

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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · on 25 reading lists

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Titles: 155
Written: 1990–1999
Lexile range: 660L–1000L
States assigning: 39

The list — 1990s, 3rd grade

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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 3rd grade

Jerry Spinelli (4) · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (4) · Dav Pilkey (3) · David Shannon (2) · Paul Brett Johnson (2) · Christopher Paul Curtis (2)

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How many 1990s books are assigned in 3rd grade?: 155 books written between 1990 and 1999 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 1990s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 660L 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?: 39 states assign at least one 1990s 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.

1990s books assigned in 3rd grade

The list — 1990s, 3rd grade

Most-assigned 1990s authors in 3rd grade

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