Literary Fiction reading list
26 books in this genre assigned in US schools
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
Grades 8–12 · Lexile 750L
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
Grades 9–11 · Lexile 1110L
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Grades 11–12 · Lexile 870L
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 840L
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
Grades 8–11 · Lexile 910L
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Kiran Desai
Grades 9–12
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Grades 11–12 · Lexile 950L
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 830L
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Grades 8–11 · Lexile 630L
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1100L
Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 920L
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
Grades 11–12 · Lexile 850L
