1990s books assigned in 9th grade
US schools assign 36 books written in the 1990s to 9th grade students, across 4 states, spanning 670L–690L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 36
- Written
- 1990–1999
- Lexile range
- 670L–690L
- States assigning
- 4
The list — 1990s, 9th grade
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A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and WonderWalter Wick
Ajeemah and His SonJames Berry
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping BirdsCynthia Rylant
Blues for an Alabama SkyPearl Cleage
Catherine, Called BirdyKaren Cushman
Chuck CloseRobert Storr
Franklin Delano RooseveltRussell Freedman
Goldengrove ; UnleavingJill Paton Walsh
Kids at WorkRussell Freedman
Martha GrahamRussell Freedman
Missing MayCynthia Rylant
MonsterWalter Dean Myers · 670L
Nasty, Stinky SneakersEve Bunting
Orphan Train RiderAndrea Warren
RewindWilliam Sleator
Rules of the Road #1Joan Bauer
Sex EducationJenny Davis
Small StepsPeg Kehret
Sojourner TruthPat McKissack
SOS TitanicEve Bunting
SpeakLaurie Halse Anderson · 690L
Stones in WaterDonna Jo Napoli
The Boy's WarJim Murphy
The Boys Start the WarPhyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 9th grade
Russell Freedman (4) · Cynthia Rylant (2) · Eve Bunting (2) · Jim Murphy (2) · Karen Cushman · Walter Dean Myers
Common questions
- How many 1990s books are assigned in 9th grade?
- 36 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?
- 4 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.