Books about justice
19 books that US schools assign on this theme
Amal Unbound
Aisha Saeed
Grades 5–8
Antigone
Sophocles
Grades 9–12
Black Brother, Black Brother
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Grades 5–8
Ghost Boys
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 360L
Holes
Louis Sachar
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 660L
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)
Bryan Stevenson
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 1130L
Legend
Marie Lu
Grades 6–9
Matilda
Roald Dahl
Grades 3–6 · Lexile 840L
Murder Among Friends
Candace Fleming
Grades 9–12
Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
Grades 9–12
Swindle
Gordon Korman
Grades 4–7
The Agathas
Kathleen Glasgow
Grades 9–12
