Books from the 1950s
15 titles written between 1950 and 1959 assigned in US schools
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 940L
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 790L
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 680L
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Grades 11–12 · Lexile 950L
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
Grades 8–12 · Lexile 940L
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 890L
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Grades 10–12
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 770L
Twelve Angry Men
Reginald Rose
Grades 8–10
Old Yeller
Fred Gipson
Grades 5–8
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Grades K–2 · Lexile 430L
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 850L
