2000s books assigned in 12th grade
US schools assign 40 books written in the 2000s to 12th grade students, spanning 530L–1090L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 40
- Written
- 2000–2009
- Lexile range
- 530L–1090L
- States assigning
- 1
The list — 2000s, 12th grade
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Rather listen? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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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
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
- PeepsScott Westerfeld
Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodMarjane Satrapi
Purple HibiscusChimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 920L- SavvyIngrid Law
- StormwitchSusan Vaught
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianSherman Alexie · 600L
Show all 40 titles
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox · Mary E. Pearson
- The Amethyst Road · Louise Spiegler
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time · Mark Haddon
- The Everafter · Amy Huntley
- The Hotel Under the Sand · Kage Baker
- The King of Attolia · Megan Whalen Turner
- The Kite Runner · Khaled Hosseini
- The Land · Mildred D. Taylor
- The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler · James Cross Giblin
- The River Between Us · Richard Peck
- The Secret Life of Bees · Sue Monk Kidd
- The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición · Margarita Engle
- The Tequila Worm · Viola Canales
- The White Darkness · Geraldine McCaughrean
- Unwind · Neal Shusterman
- Vintage · Steve Berman
Most-assigned 2000s authors in 12th grade
Scott Westerfeld (2) · Julius Lester · Ysabeau S. Wilce · Libba Bray · Nina LaCour · Sarah Beth Durst
Common questions
- How many 2000s books are assigned in 12th grade?
- 40 books written between 2000 and 2009 appear on 12th 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 12th grade run from 530L to 1090L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.