1990s books assigned in 9th grade
US schools assign 28 books written in the 1990s to 9th grade students, across 2 states, spanning 670L–690L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 28
- Written
- 1990–1999
- Lexile range
- 670L–690L
- States assigning
- 2
The list — 1990s, 9th grade
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Ajeemah and His SonJames Berry
Blues for an Alabama SkyPearl Cleage
Catherine, Called BirdyKaren Cushman
Franklin Delano RooseveltRussell Freedman
Franklin Delano RooseveltRussell Freedman
Goldengrove ; UnleavingJill Paton Walsh
Kids at WorkRussell Freedman
Martha GrahamRussell Freedman
Missing MayCynthia Rylant
MonsterWalter Dean Myers · 670L
Orphan Train RiderAndrea Warren
Rules of the Road #1Joan Bauer
Small StepsPeg Kehret
Sojourner TruthPat McKissack
SpeakLaurie Halse Anderson · 690L
Stones in WaterDonna Jo Napoli
The Bird HouseCynthia Rylant
The Boy and the SamuraiErik Christian Haugaard
The Boy's WarJim Murphy
The FriendsKazumi Yumoto
The FriendshipMildred D. Taylor
The Great Little MadisonJean Fritz
The Incredible Journey of Lewis and ClarkRhoda Blumberg
The Long Road to GettysburgJim Murphy
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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 9th grade
Russell Freedman (4) · Cynthia Rylant (2) · Jim Murphy (2) · Karen Cushman · Joan Bauer · Peg Kehret
Common questions
- How many 1990s books are assigned in 9th grade?
- 28 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 9th 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 9th grade run from 670L 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?
- 2 states assign at least one 1990s title at 9th 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.