# 10th grade Children's books

**79** children's books commonly assigned to 10th grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 10th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 10th grade  ·  **Genre:** Children's
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/childrens/grade/10
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 10th grade Children's reading list

- [A Life in the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/a-life-in-the-wild) by Pamela S. Turner _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2008)_
- [A Ray of Light](https://readinglist.school/book/a-drop-of-water-a-book-of-science-and-wonder) by Walter Wick _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2019)_
- [A World Without Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Abigail Adams](https://readinglist.school/book/abigail-adams) by Natalie S. Bober _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2010)_
- [Abigail Adams](https://readinglist.school/book/abigail-adams-witness-to-a-revolution) by Natalie S. Bober _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2010)_
- [Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wright-brothers) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2016)_
- [All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team](https://readinglist.school/book/all-thirteen-the-incredible-cave-rescue-of-the-thai-boys-soccer-team) by Christina Soontornvat _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Amelia Lost](https://readinglist.school/book/amelia-lost-the-life-and-disappearance-of-amelia-earhart) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2012)_
- [An American Plague](https://readinglist.school/book/an-american-plague-the-true-and-terrifying-story-of-the-yellow-fever-epidemic-of) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2003)_
- [Anthony Burns](https://readinglist.school/book/anthony-burns-the-defeat-and-triumph-of-a-fugitive-slave) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1989)_
- [Ashley Bryan](https://readinglist.school/book/words-to-my-lifes-song) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Behind Barbed Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/behind-barbed-wire) by Daniel S. Davis _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1982)_
- [Black Enough](https://readinglist.school/book/black-birds-in-the-sky-the-story-and-legacy-of-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre) by Ibi Zoboi _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2019)_
- [Black Potatoes](https://readinglist.school/book/black-potatoes-the-story-of-the-great-irish-famine) by Susan Campbell Bartoletti _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2014)_
- [Boots on the Ground](https://readinglist.school/book/boots-on-the-ground-americas-war-in-vietnam) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2018)_
- [Call of the Klondike](https://readinglist.school/book/call-of-the-klondike) by David Meissner _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2016)_
- [Children of the Great Depression](https://readinglist.school/book/children-of-the-great-depression) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2005)_
- [Chimney Sweeps](https://readinglist.school/book/chimney-sweeps) by James Cross Giblin _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1982)_
- [Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun](https://readinglist.school/book/commodore-perry-in-the-land-of-the-shogun) by Rhoda Blumberg _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Darkness Over Denmark](https://readinglist.school/book/darkness-over-denmark) by Ellen Levine _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2000)_
- [Death in the Jungle](https://readinglist.school/book/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Dooby Dooby Moo](https://readinglist.school/book/dooby-dooby-moo) by Doreen Cronin _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Dust to Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/dust-to-eat-drought-and-depression-in-the-1930s) by Michael L. Cooper _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2004)_
- [Electric Ben](https://readinglist.school/book/electric-ben-the-amazing-life-and-times-of-benjamin-franklin) by Robert Byrd _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Enchanted Air](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted-air-two-cultures-two-wings-a-memoir) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2015)_
- [FIREBOAT](https://readinglist.school/book/fireboat-the-heroic-adventures-of-the-john-j-harvey) by Maira Kalman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2002)_
- [Franklin Delano Roosevelt](https://readinglist.school/book/eleanor-roosevelt-a-life-of-discovery) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1990)_
- [Franklin Delano Roosevelt](https://readinglist.school/book/eleanor-roosevelt) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1990)_
- [From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-the-killing-of-vincent-chin-and-the-trial-that-) by Paula Yoo _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2021)_
- [Giraffes, the Sentinels of the Savannas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-illustrated-dinosaur-dictionary) by Helen Roney Sattler _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1989)_
- [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2015)_
- [Infinite Hope](https://readinglist.school/book/infinite-hope) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2019)_
- [Kids at Work](https://readinglist.school/book/kids-at-work-lewis-hine-and-the-crusade-against-child-labor) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1994)_
- [Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-good-the-bad-and-the-barbie-a-dolls-history-and-her-impact-on-us) by Tanya Lee Stone _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Leon's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/leons-story) by Leon Walter Tillage _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2002)_
- [Leonardo, the Beautiful Dreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/leonardo-beautiful-dreamer) by Robert Byrd _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2003)_
- [Lovely War](https://readinglist.school/book/lovely-war) by Julie Berry _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2019)_
- [Mapping the Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/mapping-the-bones) by Jane Yolen _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2018)_
- [Marching For Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/marching-for-freedom-walk-together-children-and-dont-you-grow-weary) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Martha Graham](https://readinglist.school/book/martha-graham-a-dancers-life) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1998)_
- [Most Dangerous](https://readinglist.school/book/most-dangerous-daniel-ellsberg-and-the-secret-history-of-the-vietnam-war) by Steve Sheinkin _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2015)_
- [Muckrackers](https://readinglist.school/book/muckrackers) by Ann Bausum _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2013)_
- [Noah Webster and His Words](https://readinglist.school/book/noah-webster-and-his-words) by Jeri Ferris _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Orphan Train Rider](https://readinglist.school/book/orphan-train-rider-one-boys-true-story) by Andrea Warren _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1996)_
- [Panama Canal](https://readinglist.school/book/panama-canal-gateway-to-the-world) by Judith St. George _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1989)_
- [Photographic](https://readinglist.school/book/photographic-the-life-of-graciela-iturbide) by Isabel Quintero _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2021)_
- [Poverty in America](https://readinglist.school/book/poverty-in-america) by Milton Meltzer _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1986)_
- [Small Steps](https://readinglist.school/book/small-steps-the-year-i-got-polio) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1996)_
- [Sojourner Truth](https://readinglist.school/book/sojourner-truth-aint-i-a-woman) by Pat McKissack _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1994)_
- [Space Station Science](https://readinglist.school/book/space-station-science-life-in-free-fall) by Marianne J. Dyson _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2004)_
- [Sunshine: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/sunshine) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2023)_
- [The Bird House](https://readinglist.school/book/appalachia-the-voices-of-sleeping-birds) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1998)_
- [The Boy's War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boys-war-confederate-and-union-soldiers-talk-about-the-civil-war) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1991)_
- [The Double Life of Pocahontas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-double-life-of-pocahontas) by Jean Fritz _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2002)_
- [The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia](https://readinglist.school/book/the-family-romanov-murder-rebellion-and-the-fall-of-imperial-russia) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2014)_
- [The Great Little Madison](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-little-madison) by Jean Fritz _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1998)_
- [The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark](https://readinglist.school/book/incredible-journey-of-lewis-and-clark) by Rhoda Blumberg _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1993)_
- [The Lincolns](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lincolns-a-scrapbook-look-at-abraham-and-mary) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2008)_
- [The Long Road to Gettysburg](https://readinglist.school/book/the-long-road-to-gettysburg) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1992)_
- [The Longitude Prize](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longitude-prize) by Joan Dash _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2000)_
- [The Mona Lisa Vanishes](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mona-lisa-vanishes-a-legendary-painter-a-shocking-heist-and-the-birth-of-a-g) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2025)_
- [The Notorious Benedict Arnold](https://readinglist.school/book/the-notorious-benedict-arnold-a-true-story-of-adventure-heroism-treachery) by Steve Sheinkin _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2010)_
- [The Pilgrims of Plimoth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pilgrims-of-plimoth) by Marcia Sewall _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2014)_
- [The Port Chicago 50](https://readinglist.school/book/the-port-chicago-50-disaster-mutiny-and-the-fight-for-civil-rights) by Steve Sheinkin _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2014)_
- [The Race to Save the Lord God Bird](https://readinglist.school/book/the-race-to-save-the-lord-god-bird) by Phillip Hoose _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2014)_
- [The Road from Home](https://readinglist.school/book/the-road-from-home) by David Kherdian _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1979)_
- [The Strongest Man in the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-strongest-man-in-the-world-louis-cyr) by Nicolas Debon _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2007)_
- [The Top of the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-top-of-the-world-climbing-mount-everest) by Steve Jenkins _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1999)_
- [The Wall](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wall-growing-up-behind-the-iron-curtain) by Peter Sís _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2014)_
- [The Way Things Work Now](https://readinglist.school/book/the-way-things-work) by David Macaulay _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2016)_
- [The Weaver's Gift](https://readinglist.school/book/the-weavers-gift) by Kathryn Lasky _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1980)_
- [This Promise of Change](https://readinglist.school/book/this-promise-of-change-one-girls-story-in-the-fight-for-school-equality) by Jo Ann Allen Boyce _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2019)_
- [Torpedoed](https://readinglist.school/book/torpedoed-the-true-story-of-the-world-war-ii-sinking-of-the-childrens-ship) by Deborah Heiligman _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2019)_
- [Upon the Head of the Goat](https://readinglist.school/book/upon-the-head-of-the-goat) by Aranka Siegal _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2003)_
- [Vincent and Theo](https://readinglist.school/book/vincent-and-theo-the-van-gogh-brothers) by Deborah Heiligman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2017)_
- [Voyaging to Cathay](https://readinglist.school/book/voyaging-to-cathay) by Alfred H. Tamarin _(Grades 4–10 · pub 1976)_
- [We Will Not Be Silent](https://readinglist.school/book/we-will-not-be-silent) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2016)_
- [What Girls Are Made Of](https://readinglist.school/book/what-girls-are-made-of) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2017)_
- [Young Fredle](https://readinglist.school/book/young-fredle) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2011)_

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