2000s books assigned in 11th grade
US schools assign 48 books written in the 2000s to 11th grade students, across 4 states, spanning 530L–1090L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 48
- Written
- 2000–2009
- Lexile range
- 530L–1090L
- States assigning
- 4
The list — 2000s, 11th grade
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A Curse Dark as GoldElizabeth C. Bunce
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L
Day of TearsJulius Lester
DevilishMaureen Johnson
Flash BurnoutL. K. Madigan
Flora SegundaYsabeau S. Wilce
Going BovineLibba Bray
GracelingKristin Cashore
Hold StillNina LaCour
Hope Was HereJoan Bauer
How I Live NowMeg Rosoff
Into the WildSarah Beth Durst
Jellicoe RoadMelina Marchetta
Life as We Knew ItSusan Beth Pfeffer
Life of PiYann Martel · 830L
Looking for AlaskaJohn Green
MadappleChristina Meldrum
Me, the Missing, and the DeadJenny Valentine
Midnighters #2: Touching DarknessScott Westerfeld
PeachesJodi Lynn Anderson
PeepsScott Westerfeld
Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodMarjane Satrapi
Purple HibiscusChimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 920L
SavvyIngrid Law
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- The Everafter · Amy Huntley · Buy →
- The Face on the Milk Carton · Caroline B. Cooney · Buy →
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- The Kite Runner · Khaled Hosseini · Buy →
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- The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler · James Cross Giblin · Buy →
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- The Underground Railroad · Colson Whitehead · Buy →
- The White Darkness · Geraldine McCaughrean · Buy →
- Unwind · Neal Shusterman · Buy →
- Vintage · Steve Berman · Buy →
Most-assigned 2000s authors in 11th grade
Scott Westerfeld (2) · Julius Lester · Ysabeau S. Wilce · Libba Bray · Nina LaCour · Joan Bauer
Common questions
- How many 2000s books are assigned in 11th grade?
- 48 books written between 2000 and 2009 appear on 11th 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 2000s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 2000s titles assigned in 11th grade run from 530L to 1090L. 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 2000s title at 11th 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.