Books from the 1920s
13 titles written between 1920 and 1929 assigned in US schools
The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Grades 3–7
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Grades 3–7
Ribsy
Beverly Cleary
Grades 4–6
The Dark Frigate
Hawes C.
Grades 3–7
Tales from Silver Lands
Charles J. Finger
Grades 3–7
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Grades 2–4 · Lexile 490L
Shen of the Sea
Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Grades 3–7
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1070L
Smoky the Cowhorse
Will James
Grades 3–7
Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Grades 3–7
The Trumpeter of Krakow
Eric P (Eric Philbrook) Kelly
Grades 3–7
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 830L