Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) — ELA
Books referenced by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) — ELA curriculum framework
Animal Farm
George Orwell
Grades 7–10 · Lexile 1170L
Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 750L
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 890L
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 1020L
Holes
Louis Sachar
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 660L
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 770L
Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman
Grades 9–12
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Grades 8–11 · Lexile 630L
Out of the Dust
Karen Hesse
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 740L
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Grades 8–10
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Grades 6–8 · Lexile 760L
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
Grades 7–10 · Lexile 870L
