# Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) books about resilience

**3** historical fiction (middle grade) books that explore resilience, drawn from the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading levels:** Lexile measures range from 580L to 1000L across these 3 titles.

**Genre:** Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)  ·  **Theme:** resilience
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) resilience reading list

- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9 · pub 2008)_
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7 · pub 1960)_
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2015)_

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