10th grade Children's books
149 books in the children's genre commonly assigned to 10th gradestudents — every title’s grade range covers 10th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
149 10th grade children's books
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- A Boy Called ChristmasMatt Haig
- A Face for PicassoAriel Henley
- A Life in the WildPamela S. Turner
- A Plate of HopeErin Frankel
- A Ray of LightWalter Wick
- A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)Natalie Lloyd
- A World Without SummerNicholas Day
- Abigail AdamsNatalie S. Bober
- Abigail AdamsNatalie S. Bober
- Abraham Lincoln and Frederick DouglassRussell Freedman
- Absurd WordsTara Lazar
- Alchemy and Meggy SwannKaren Cushman
- All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer TeamChristina Soontornvat
- Amelia LostCandace Fleming
- An American PlagueJim Murphy
- Anna and the Swallow ManGavriel Savit
- Anthony BurnsVirginia Hamilton
- Artemis Fowl and the Last GuardianEoin Colfer
- Ashley BryanAshley Bryan
- Behind Barbed WireDaniel S. Davis
- Beneath the Wide Silk SkyEmily Inouye Huey
- Black EnoughIbi Zoboi
- Black Girl You Are AtlasRenée Watson
- Black PotatoesSusan Campbell Bartoletti
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- Bloody Jack Series · L. A. Meyer
- Boots on the Ground · Elizabeth Partridge
- Call of the Klondike · David Meissner
- Children of the Great Depression · Russell Freedman
- Chimney Sweeps · James Cross Giblin
- Chinese Menu · Grace Lin
- Clap When You Land · Elizabeth Acevedo
- Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun · Rhoda Blumberg
- Creepy Carrots! · Aaron Reynolds
- Darkness Over Denmark · Ellen Levine
- Death in the Jungle · Candace Fleming
- Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel · Leigh Bardugo
- Dooby Dooby Moo · Doreen Cronin
- Dream on Amber · Emma Shevah
- Du Iz Tak? · Carson Ellis
- Dust to Eat · Michael L. Cooper
- Electric Ben · Robert Byrd
- Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah · Laurie Ann Thompson
- Enchanted Air · Margarita Engle
- Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist · Susan Wood
- FIREBOAT · Maira Kalman
- Fighting Words · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Five, Six, Seven, Nate! · Tim Federle
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt · Russell Freedman
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt · Russell Freedman
- From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry · Paula Yoo
- Ghetto Cowboy · G. Neri
- Ghost Knight · Cornelia Funke
- Giraffes, the Sentinels of the Savannas · Helen Roney Sattler
- Girls Like Her · Melanie Sumrow
- H.O.R.S.E. · Christopher Myers
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · J. K. Rowling
- Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel · Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- How the Boogeyman Became a Poet · Tony Keith Jr.
- I'm Dirty! · Kate McMullan
- In the Belly of the Bloodhound · L. A. Meyer
- Infinite Hope · Ashley Bryan
- Inheritance · Elizabeth Acevedo
- Kent State · Deborah Wiles
- Kids at Work · Russell Freedman
- La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One · Philip Pullman
- Laura Ingalls Wilder · Tanya Lee Stone
- Legendary Frybread Drive-In · Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Leon's Story · Leon Walter Tillage
- Leonardo, the Beautiful Dreamer · Robert Byrd
- Lovely War · Julie Berry
- Mapping the Bones · Jane Yolen
- Marching For Freedom · Elizabeth Partridge
- Martha Graham · Russell Freedman
- Martina una cucarachita muy linda · Carmen Agra Deedy
- Mexikid · Pedro Martín
- Monstrous Beauty · Elizabeth Fama
- Most Dangerous · Steve Sheinkin
- Muckrackers · Ann Bausum
- Noah Webster and His Words · Jeri Ferris
- Okay for Now · Gary D. Schmidt
- Orphan Train Rider · Andrea Warren
- Panama Canal · Judith St. George
- Peace, Locomotion · Jacqueline Woodson
- Perfectly Parvin · Olivia Abtahi
- Photographic · Isabel Quintero
- Poverty in America · Milton Meltzer
- Promise Boys · Nick Brooks
- Redwood and Ponytail · K.A. Holt
- Rotters · Daniel Kraus
- Sadie · Courtney Summers
- Scowler · Daniel Kraus
- Sisters of the Lost Marsh · Lucy Strange
- Skulduggery Pleasant – Skulduggery Pleasant: Books 1 - 12 · Derek Landy
- Small Steps · Peg Kehret
- Sojourner Truth · Pat McKissack
- Soundtrack: A Novel · Jason Reynolds
- Space Station Science · Marianne J. Dyson
- Stateless · Elizabeth Wein
- Stuntboy, In-Between Time · Jason Reynolds
- Sunshine: A Graphic Novel · Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- The Bird House · Cynthia Rylant
- The Blood Years · Elana K. Arnold
- The Blossom and the Firefly · Sherri L. Smith
- The Boy's War · Jim Murphy
- The Dead of Summer (Book 1) · Ryan La Sala
- The Double Life of Pocahontas · Jean Fritz
- The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia · Candace Fleming
- The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2) · Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- The Great Little Madison · Jean Fritz
- The Honeys · Ryan La Sala
- The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark · Rhoda Blumberg
- The Knife of Never Letting Go · Patrick Ness
- The Lincolns · Candace Fleming
- The Long Road to Gettysburg · Jim Murphy
- The Longitude Prize · Joan Dash
- The Mona Lisa Vanishes · Nicholas Day
- The Notorious Benedict Arnold · Steve Sheinkin
- The Pilgrims of Plimoth · Marcia Sewall
- The Port Chicago 50 · Steve Sheinkin
- The Race to Save the Lord God Bird · Phillip Hoose
- The Road from Home · David Kherdian
- The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place · Julie Berry
- The Scorpio Races · Maggie Stiefvater
- The Strongest Man in the World · Nicolas Debon
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff · Mac Barnett
- The Top of the World · Steve Jenkins
- The Twenty-One · Elizabeth Rusch
- The Wall · Peter Sís
- The Way Things Work Now · David Macaulay
- The Weaver's Gift · Kathryn Lasky
- The Wizards of Once · Cressida Cowell
- This Promise of Change · Jo Ann Allen Boyce
- Torpedoed · Deborah Heiligman
- Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day · Alex L. Combs
- Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson · Robert Louis Stevenson
- Upon the Head of the Goat · Aranka Siegal
- Vincent and Theo · Deborah Heiligman
- Voyaging to Cathay · Alfred H. Tamarin
- We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga · Traci Sorell
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- We Will Not Be Silent · Russell Freedman
- We're Not from Here · Geoff Rodkey
- Whale Eyes · James Robinson
- What Girls Are Made Of · Elana K. Arnold
- When You Look Like Us · Pamela N. Harris
- White Lies · Ann Bausum
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson · John Green
- You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things · Margaret O'Hair
- Young Fredle · Cynthia Voigt
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Frequently asked questions
What children's books are good for 10th grade students?
149 children's books have a grade range that covers 10th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these children's books grade-appropriate for 10th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 10th grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many children's books are on the 10th grade list?
This page lists 149 10th grade children's titles, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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