Memoir reading list
5 books in this genre assigned in US schools
Black Boy
Richard Wright
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 950L
I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)
Malala Yousafzai
Grades 6–10 · Lexile 830L
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1070L
Night
Elie Wiesel
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 590L
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
Grades 7–10 · Lexile 1080L
