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

110 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?

38 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

Name: 1990s books assigned in 5th grade
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US schools assign 110 books written in the 1990s to 5th grade students, across 38 states, spanning 660L–1010L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Titles: 110
Written: 1990–1999
Lexile range: 660L–1010L
States assigning: 38

The list — 1990s, 5th grade

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Goldengrove ; Unleaving · Jill Paton Walsh
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House · R.L. Stine
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · J.K. Rowling
Holes · Louis Sachar
Home Place · Crescent Dragonwagon
Jambo Means Hello · Muriel Feelings
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher · Bruce Coville
Jip · Katherine Paterson
John Henry · Julius Lester
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth · Barbara Park
Kids at Work · Russell Freedman
Lawn Boy · Gary Paulsen
Loch · Paul Zindel
Maniac Magee · Jerry Spinelli
Martha Graham · Russell Freedman
Math Curse · Jon Scieszka
Missing May · Cynthia Rylant
Morning Girl · Michael Dorris
Nova's Ark · Kirk, David
Off to School, Baby Duck! · Amy Hest
Old Elm Speaks · Kristine O'Connell George
Orphan Train Rider · Andrea Warren
Out of the Dust · Karen Hesse
Piggie Pie! · Margie Palatini
Pink and Say · Patricia Polacco
Ramona's World · Beverly Cleary
Red-eyed Tree Frog · Joy Cowley
Riding Freedom · Pam Muñoz Ryan
Rules of the Road #1 · Joan Bauer
Running Out of Time · Margaret Peterson Haddix
Saving Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Secrets of the Mummies · Shelley Tanaka
Shape-Changer · Bill Brittain
Sharing Susan · Eve Bunting
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shiloh Season · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Skeleton Key · Anthony Horowitz
Small Steps · Peg Kehret
Smoky Mountain Rose · Alan Schroeder
Sojourner Truth · Pat McKissack
Something Big Has Been Here · Jack Prelutsky
Stepping on the Cracks · Mary Downing Hahn
Stones in Water · Donna Jo Napoli
Tangerine · Edward Bloor
Tarot Says Beware · Betsy Cromer Byars
Terror at the Zoo · Peg Kehret
The Adventures of Captain Underpants · Dav Pilkey
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) · Lemony Snicket
The Bird House · Cynthia Rylant
The Black Cauldron · Lloyd Alexander
The Boy and the Samurai · Erik Christian Haugaard
The Boy's War · Jim Murphy
The Boys Start the War · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Christmas of the Reddle Moon · J. Patrick Lewis
The Diary of a Killer Cat · Anne Fine
The Friends · Kazumi Yumoto
The Friendship · Mildred D. Taylor
The Ghost Inside the Monitor · Margaret Jean Anderson
The Ghost of Fossil Glen · Cynthia C. DeFelice
The Giver · Lois Lowry
The Great Little Madison · Jean Fritz
The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark · Rhoda Blumberg
The Legend of Mackinac Island · Kathy-jo Wargin
The Long Road to Gettysburg · Jim Murphy
The Middle Passage · Tom Feelings
The Midwife's Apprentice · Karen Cushman
The Name of the Game Was Murder · Joan Lowery Nixon
The Rain Catchers · Jean Thesman
The River · Gary Paulsen
The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake · Elvira Woodruff
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game · Gordon Korman
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales · Jon Scieszka
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks · Katherine Paterson
The Top of the World · Steve Jenkins
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle · Avi
The View from Saturday · E. L. Konigsburg
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 · Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wishing Spell · Chris Colfer
Those who Love the Game · Glenn Rivers
Verdi · Janell Cannon
Virtually Perfect · Dan Gutman
Walk Two Moons · Sharon Creech
Weslandia · Paul Fleischman
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town · Kimberly Willis Holt
Zach's Lie · Roland Smith

Most-assigned 1990s authors in 5th grade

Russell Freedman (4) · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (4) · Jerry Spinelli (3) · Bruce Coville (2) · Margaret Peterson Haddix (2) · Lois Lowry (2)

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How many 1990s books are assigned in 5th grade?: 110 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?: 38 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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