How many 1990s books are assigned in 5th grade?

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

Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 5th grade run from 660L to 1010L. 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?

43 states assign at least one 1990s 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.

1990s books assigned in 5th grade

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US schools assign 173 books written in the 1990s to 5th grade students, across 43 states, spanning 660L–1010L. 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: 173
Written: 1990–1999
Lexile range: 660L–1010L
States assigning: 43

The list — 1990s, 5th grade

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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 5th grade

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (5) · Jerry Spinelli (4) · Peg Kehret (4) · Russell Freedman (4) · Gary Paulsen (3) · Bruce Coville (2)

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How many 1990s books are assigned in 5th grade?: 173 books written between 1990 and 1999 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 1990s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 5th grade run from 660L to 1010L. 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?: 43 states assign at least one 1990s 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.

1990s books assigned in 5th grade

The list — 1990s, 5th grade

Most-assigned 1990s authors in 5th grade

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