How many 2020s books are assigned in 11th grade?

109 books written between 2020 and 2029 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 2020s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 2020s titles assigned in 11th grade run from 1000L to 1000L. 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 2020s 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.

2020s books assigned in 11th grade

Name: 2020s books assigned in 11th grade
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US schools assign 109 books written in the 2020s to 11th grade students, across 4 states, spanning 1000L–1000L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Titles: 109
Written: 2020–2029
Lexile range: 1000L–1000L
States assigning: 4

The list — 2020s, 11th grade

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Divine Rivals · Rebecca Ross
Elatsoe · Darcie Little Badger
Every Bird a Prince · Jenn Reese
Everything Sad Is Untrue · Daniel Nayeri
Everything We Never Had · Randy Ribay
Firekeeper's Daughter · Angeline Boulley
First Love Language · Stefany Valentine
Forever Is Now · Mariama J. Lockington
Four for the Road · K.J. Reilly
Furia · Yamile Saied Méndez
Gemini Rising · Jonathan Brazee
Goblin Girl · K a Mielke
Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2) · Xiran Jay Zhao
Hell Followed with Us · Andrew Joseph White
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe · Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
How to Survive Your Murder · Danielle Valentine
Into the Wild Magic · Michelle Knudsen
It Sounded Better in My Head · Nina Kenwood
Last Night at the Telegraph Club · Malinda Lo
Louder Than Hunger · John Schu
Love, Misha · Askel Aden
Me (Moth) · Amber McBride
Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three) · Suzanne Collins
Moonstorm · Yoon Ha Lee
Murder Among Friends · Candace Fleming
Never Thought I'd End Up Here · Ann Liang
Nigeria Jones · Ibi Zoboi
Not Like Other Girls · Meredith Adamo
Not Quite Dead Yet · Holly Jackson
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard · Ronald Wimberly
Once There Was · Kiyash Monsef
Raybearer · Jordan Ifueko
Red Flags and Butterflies · Sheryl Azzam
Redemptor (Raybearer Book 2) · Jordan Ifueko
Rez Ball · Byron Graves
Riverland · Fran Wilde
Root Magic · Eden Royce
Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion · K. Tempest Bradford
Saints of the Household · Ari Tison
She Is a Haunting · Trang Thanh Tran
Shut Up, This Is Serious · Carolina Ixta
Sky's End · Marc J. Gregson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You · Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Star Daughter · Shveta Thakrar
Sunrise on the Reaping · Suzanne Collins
That's Not My Name · Megan Lally
The Agathas · Kathleen Glasgow
The Black Kids · Christina Hammonds Reed
The Blood Years · Elana K. Arnold
The Blossom and the Firefly · Sherri L. Smith
The Collectors Stories · A. S. King
The Color of a Lie · Kim Johnson
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager · Ben Philippe
The Forbidden Book · Sacha Lamb
The Ghost Job · Greg van Eekhout
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School · Sonora Reyes
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen · Isaac Blum
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester · Maya MacGregor
The Mirrorwood · Deva Fagan
The Reappearance of Rachel Price · Holly Jackson
The Scratch Daughters · H.A. Clarke
The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel · J. Dianne Dotson
The Silence That Binds Us · Joanna Ho
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet · Jen Ferguson
The Twenty-One · Elizabeth Rusch
The Wilderness of Girls · Madeline Claire Franklin
The Words in My Hands · Asphyxia
The Words We Keep · Erin Stewart
The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts · Vanessa Ricci-Thode
This Is My Brain in Love · I. W. Gregorio
Thornwood · Leah Cypess
To Shape a Dragon's Breath · Moniquill Blackgoose
Torch · Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2) · Joseph Bruchac
Under the Surface · Diana Urban
Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things · Margie Fuston
Victories Greater Than Death · Charlie Jane Anders
Wake the Bones · Elizabeth Kilcoyne
Warrior Girl Unearthed · Angeline Boulley
What Beauty There Is · Cory Anderson
When You Look Like Us · Pamela N. Harris
White Lies · Ann Bausum
Woven in Moonlight · Isabel Ibañez
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel · Meg Medina
You and Me on Repeat · Mary Shyne

Most-assigned 2020s authors in 11th grade

Jenn Reese (2) · Darcie Little Badger (2) · Leah Cypess (2) · Angeline Boulley (2) · Suzanne Collins (2) · Holly Jackson (2)

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How many 2020s books are assigned in 11th grade?: 109 books written between 2020 and 2029 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 2020s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 2020s titles assigned in 11th grade run from 1000L to 1000L. 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 2020s 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.

2020s books assigned in 11th grade

The list — 2020s, 11th grade

Most-assigned 2020s authors in 11th grade

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