# Children's Fiction books assigned in US schools

**3** books in the Children's Fiction genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 680L–810L
**Grade span:** 3–7
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/childrens-fiction
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_literature
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- friendship (2)
- boy-and-dog bond
- class
- coming of age
- family
- family dynamics
- grief
- grief and loss
- growing up
- imagination

## Authors in this genre

- E.B. White
- Katherine Paterson
- Wilson Rawls

## Children's Fiction titles

- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Charlotte's Web](https://readinglist.school/book/charlottes-web) by E.B. White _(680L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7)_

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