# Fantasy books assigned in US schools

**75** books in the Fantasy genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/fantasy
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- magic (14)
- friendship (10)
- courage (8)
- dragons (8)
- fantasy fiction (7)
- fairy tales (6)
- family (6)
- fantasy (5)
- magic, fiction (5)
- new york times bestseller (5)

## Authors in this genre

- Rick Riordan (4)
- Tui T. Sutherland (3)
- Chris Colfer (2)
- Adam Gidwitz
- Adam Rubin
- Alex Aster
- Alexandra Bracken
- Amanda Foody
- Angie Sage
- B. B. Alston

## Fantasy titles

- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Ella Enchanted](https://readinglist.school/book/ella-enchanted) by Gail Carson Levine _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Amari and the Night Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/amari-and-the-night-brothers) by B. B. Alston _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_
- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Gregor the Overlander](https://readinglist.school/book/gregor-the-overlander) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Max and the Midknights](https://readinglist.school/book/max-and-the-midknights) by Lincoln Peirce _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story](https://readinglist.school/book/the-13th-floor-a-ghost-story) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Red Pyramid](https://readinglist.school/book/the-red-pyramid) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Lost Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-hero) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 5–9)_
- [City of Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/city-of-ghosts) by Victoria Schwab _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Freaky Friday](https://readinglist.school/book/freaky-friday) by Mary Rodgers _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher](https://readinglist.school/book/jeremy-thatcher-dragon-hatcher) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism](https://readinglist.school/book/molly-moons-incredible-book-of-hypnotism) by Georgia Byng _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Peter and the Starcatchers](https://readinglist.school/book/peter-and-the-starcatchers) by Dave Barry _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Powerless](https://readinglist.school/book/powerless-matthew-cody) by Matthew Cody _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Running Out of Time](https://readinglist.school/book/running-out-of-time) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Stranger with My Face](https://readinglist.school/book/stranger-with-my-face) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Houdini Box](https://readinglist.school/book/the-houdini-box) by Brian Selznick _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Sweetest Fig](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sweetest-fig) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Talking Eggs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-talking-eggs) by Robert D. San Souci _(Grades K–3)_
- [12 Again](https://readinglist.school/book/12-again) by Sue Corbett _(Grades 6–8)_
- [A Deadly Game of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/a-deadly-game-of-magic) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_
- [A Fate So Cold](https://readinglist.school/book/a-fate-so-cold) by Amanda Foody _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Airborn](https://readinglist.school/book/airborn) by Kenneth Oppel _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Cinder](https://readinglist.school/book/cinder) by Marissa Meyer _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Curse of the Night Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/curse-of-the-night-witch) by Alex Aster _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Dragons Love Tacos](https://readinglist.school/book/dragons-love-tacos) by Adam Rubin _(Grades K–3)_
- [Enchanted Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted-wood) by Ruth Sanderson _(Grades K–3)_
- [Everless](https://readinglist.school/book/everless) by Sara Holland _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Every Soul a Star](https://readinglist.school/book/every-soul-a-star) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Eyes of the Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-of-the-dragon) by Margaret Leaf _(Grades K–3)_
- [Girl in a Cage](https://readinglist.school/book/girl-in-a-cage) by Jane Yolen _(Grades 3–8)_
- [How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head](https://readinglist.school/book/how-droofus-the-dragon-lost-his-head) by Bill Peet _(Grades K–3)_
- [Keeper of the Lost Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/keeper-of-the-lost-cities) by Shannon Messenger _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Lore](https://readinglist.school/book/lore) by Alexandra Bracken _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Magyk](https://readinglist.school/book/magyk) by Angie Sage _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Mary Poppins](https://readinglist.school/book/mary-poppins) by Pamela L. Travers _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Christmas of the Reddle Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-christmas-of-the-reddle-moon) by J. Patrick Lewis _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Darkangel](https://readinglist.school/book/the-darkangel) by Meredith Ann Pierce _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Dunderheads](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dunderheads) by Paul Fleischman _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Forbidden Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-library) by Django Wexler _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Headless Cupid](https://readinglist.school/book/the-headless-cupid) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The House in the Cerulean Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea) by T. J. Klune _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Lifters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lifters) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-school-bus-inside-the-earth) by Joanna Cole _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Mark of Athena](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mark-of-athena) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 5–9)_
- [The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mysterious-matter-of-i-m-fine) by Diane Stanley _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Name of This Book Is Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-this-book-is-secret) by Pseudonymous Bosch _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Screaming Staircase](https://readinglist.school/book/the-screaming-staircase) by Jonathan Stroud _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Sea of Trolls](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sea-of-trolls) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Secret of Platform 13](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-of-platform-13) by Eva Ibbotson _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Sword of Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sword-of-summer) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Trouble with Trolls](https://readinglist.school/book/trouble-with-trolls) by Jan Brett _(Grades K–3)_
- [Watership Down](https://readinglist.school/book/watership-down) by Richard Adams _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Willa of the Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/willa-of-the-wood) by Robert Beatty _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Winterhouse](https://readinglist.school/book/winterhouse) by Ben Guterson _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Word Eater](https://readinglist.school/book/word-eater) by Mary Amato _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Rapunzel](https://readinglist.school/book/rapunzel) by Paul O. Zelinsky _(Grades 1–4)_
- [Saint George and the Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/saint-george-and-the-dragon) by Margaret Hodges _(Grades 1–4)_
- [The Paper Crane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-paper-crane) by Molly Bang _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Search for Delicious](https://readinglist.school/book/the-search-for-delicious) by Natalie Babbitt _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The Secret Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-garden) by Frances Hodgson Burnett _(Grades 4–5)_
- [The Taming of the Shrew](https://readinglist.school/book/the-taming-of-the-shrew) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [The White Stag](https://readinglist.school/book/the-white-stag) by Kate Seredy _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz) by L. Frank Baum _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Hidden Kingdom](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-hidden-kingdom) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-of-stories-the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Lost Heir](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-lost-heir) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky) by Kwame Mbalia _(Grades 4–7)_

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