2000s books assigned in 3rd grade

US schools assign 125 books written in the 2000s to 3rd grade students, across 36 states, spanning 610L–950L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Titles
125
Written
2000–2009
Lexile range
610L–950L
States assigning
36

The list — 2000s, 3rd grade

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Most-assigned 2000s authors in 3rd grade

Kate DiCamillo (3) · Peg Kehret (3) · Richard Peck (2) · Linda Sue Park (2) · Andrew Clements (2) · Mary Downing Hahn (2)

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Common questions

How many 2000s books are assigned in 3rd grade?
125 books written between 2000 and 2009 appear on 3rd 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 3rd grade run from 610L to 950L. 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?
36 states assign at least one 2000s title at 3rd 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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