1990s books assigned in 8th grade

US schools assign 74 books written in the 1990s to 8th grade students, across 30 states, spanning 670L–1000L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Titles
74
Written
1990–1999
Lexile range
670L–1000L
States assigning
30

The list — 1990s, 8th grade

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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 8th grade

Russell Freedman (4) · Walter Dean Myers (3) · Margaret Peterson Haddix (2) · Cynthia Rylant (2) · Christopher Paul Curtis (2) · Paul Fleischman (2)

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Common questions

How many 1990s books are assigned in 8th grade?
74 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 8th 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 8th grade run from 670L 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?
30 states assign at least one 1990s title at 8th 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.

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