# Books written in the 2020s, assigned in US schools

Pandemic-era publications still entering syllabi; representation continues broadening across genres and identities.

**11** books written between 2020 and 2029 that US schools assign across state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Decade window:** 2020–2029
**Lexile range:** 1000L–1000L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/decade/2020s
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes of the 2020s

- humor (7)
- family (5)
- friendship (5)
- identity (4)
- courage (3)
- mystery (2)
- perseverance (2)
- school (2)

## Authors writing in the 2020s

- Chanel Miller
- Janet Tashjian
- Jason Reynolds
- Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
- Jessica Kim
- Johnnie Christmas
- Kate DiCamillo
- Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko

## Genres

- Realistic Fiction (6)
- Adventure
- Middle Grade Graphic Novel
- Mystery
- Nonfiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction / History

## The 2020s canon

- [Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You](https://readinglist.school/book/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi _(1000L · Grades 7–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Stand Up, Yumi Chung!](https://readinglist.school/book/stand-up-yumi-chung) by Jessica Kim _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2020)_
- [Swim Team](https://readinglist.school/book/swim-team) by Johnnie Christmas _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective](https://readinglist.school/book/hannah-sharpe-cartoon-detective) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [A Royal Conundrum](https://readinglist.school/book/a-royal-conundrum) by Lisa Yee _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Invisible Isabel](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-isabel) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All](https://readinglist.school/book/magnolia-wu-unfolds-it-all) by Chanel Miller _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Volcanoes](https://readinglist.school/book/volcanoes) by Nell Cross Beckerman _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_

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