# Juvenile Fiction books assigned in US schools

**140** books in the Juvenile Fiction 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/juvenile-fiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors in this genre

- Andrew Clements (2)
- Beverly Cleary (2)
- Chris Van Allsburg (2)
- Mary Downing Hahn (2)
- Susan Cooper (2)
- Walter Dean Myers (2)
- Adam Gidwitz
- Akiko Miyakoshi
- Alvin Tresselt
- Amber McBride

## Juvenile Fiction titles

- [102 Days of Lying About Lauren](https://readinglist.school/book/102-days-of-lying-about-lauren) by Maura Jortner _(Grades 6–8)_
- [A Boy at War](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-at-war-a-novel-of-pearl-harbor) by Harry Mazer _(Grades 3–6)_
- [A Story, a Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-story-a-story) by Gail E. Haley _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Tree Is Nice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tree-is-nice) by Janice May Udry _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Year Down Yonder](https://readinglist.school/book/a-year-down-yonder) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–7)_
- [All the Blues in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-blues-in-the-sky) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [And Then, Boom!](https://readinglist.school/book/and-then-boom) by Lisa Fipps _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Arrow to the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/arrow-to-the-sun) by Gerald McDermott _(Grades K–3)_
- [Ballet Brown](https://readinglist.school/book/ballet-brown) by Bellen Woodard _(Grades K–1)_
- [Barnaby Unboxed!](https://readinglist.school/book/barnaby-unboxed) by Terry Fan _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Beasts](https://readinglist.school/book/beasts) by Ingvild Bjerkeland _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Big Snow and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-big-snow) by Hader, Berta and Elmer _(Grades K–3)_
- [Black and White](https://readinglist.school/book/black-and-white) by David Macaulay _(Grades K–3)_
- [Bones on Black Spruce Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/bones-on-black-spruce-mountain) by David Budbill _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Braided Roots](https://readinglist.school/book/braided-roots) by Pasha Westbrook _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet](https://readinglist.school/book/bubblegum-shoes-the-case-of-the-contraband-closet) by Goldy Moldavsky _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Buffalo Dreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/buffalo-dreamer) by Violet Duncan _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Cabin Head and Tree Head](https://readinglist.school/book/cabin-head-and-tree-head) by Scott Campbell _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Caddie Woodlawn's Family](https://readinglist.school/book/caddie-woodlawn) by Carol Ryrie Brink _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Carry On, Mr. Bowditch](https://readinglist.school/book/carry-on-mr-bowditch) by Jean Lee Latham _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters](https://readinglist.school/book/christmas-in-the-big-house-christmas-in-the-quarters) by Pat McKissack _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Cinderella and Aladdin](https://readinglist.school/book/cinderella) by Carron Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [Clementine](https://readinglist.school/book/clementine-hood) by Ann Hood _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Cornrows](https://readinglist.school/book/cornrows) by Camille Yarbrough _(Grades K–3)_
- [Crispin: The Cross of Lead](https://readinglist.school/book/crispin-the-cross-of-lead) by Avi _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Criss Cross](https://readinglist.school/book/criss-cross) by Lynne Rae Perkins _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/detective-sweet-pea-the-case-of-the-golden-bone) by Sara Varon _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Dicey's Song](https://readinglist.school/book/diceys-song) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Don't Trust Fish](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-trust-fish) by Neil Sharpson _(Grades K–1)_
- [Donuthead](https://readinglist.school/book/donuthead) by Sue Stauffacher _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Dork in Disguise](https://readinglist.school/book/dork-in-disguise) by Carol Gorman _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Drummer Hoff](https://readinglist.school/book/drummer-hoff) by Barbara Emberley _(Grades K–3)_
- [Duffy and the Devil](https://readinglist.school/book/duffy-and-the-devil) by Harve Zemach _(Grades K–3)_
- [Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/earl-worm-the-bad-idea-and-other-stories) by Greg Pizzoli _(Grades K–1)_
- [Eb & Flow](https://readinglist.school/book/eb-flow) by Kelly J. Baptist _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Fables](https://readinglist.school/book/fables) by Arnold Lobel _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fallen Angels](https://readinglist.school/book/fallen-angels) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Fifteen](https://readinglist.school/book/fifteen) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Firebird](https://readinglist.school/book/firebird) by Misty Copeland _(Grades K–3)_
- [Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter](https://readinglist.school/book/gay-neck-the-story-of-a-pigeon) by Dhan Gopal Mukerji _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Ginger Pye](https://readinglist.school/book/ginger-pye) by Eleanor Estes _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Goin' Someplace Special](https://readinglist.school/book/goin-someplace-special) by Patricia C. McKissack _(Grades K–3)_
- [Golem](https://readinglist.school/book/golem) by David Wisniewski _(Grades K–3)_
- [Gone Wolf](https://readinglist.school/book/gone-wolf) by Amber McBride _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Half Moon Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/half-moon-summer) by Elaine Vickers _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Half a Moon and One Whole Star](https://readinglist.school/book/half-a-moon-and-one-whole-star) by Crescent Dragonwagon _(Grades K–3)_
- [Hitty Her First Hundred Years](https://readinglist.school/book/hitty-her-first-hundred-years) by Rachel Field _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Home in a Lunchbox](https://readinglist.school/book/home-in-a-lunchbox) by Cherry Mo _(Grades K–1)_
- [How to Talk to Your Succulent](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-talk-to-your-succulent) by Zoe Persico _(Grades 6–8)_
- [I'm Sorry You Got Mad](https://readinglist.school/book/im-sorry-you-got-mad) by Kyle Lukoff _(Grades K–1)_
- [It's All or Nothing, Vale](https://readinglist.school/book/its-all-or-nothing-vale) by Andrea Beatriz Arango _(Grades 6–8)_
- [It's Boba Time for Pearl Li!](https://readinglist.school/book/its-boba-time-for-pearl-li) by Nicole Chen _(Grades 6–8)_
- [It's Like This Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/its-like-this-cat) by Emily Neville _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Jacob Have I Loved](https://readinglist.school/book/jacob-have-i-loved) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Jennifer Murdley's Toad](https://readinglist.school/book/jennifer-murdleys-toad) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Johnny Tremain](https://readinglist.school/book/johnny-tremain) by Esther Hoskins Forbes _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Joseph Had a Little Overcoat](https://readinglist.school/book/joseph-had-a-little-overcoat) by Simms Taback _(Grades K–3)_
- [Jumanji](https://readinglist.school/book/jumanji) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [Kavik the Wolf Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/kavik-the-wolf-dog) by Walt Morey _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Kid Power](https://readinglist.school/book/kid-power) by Susan Beth Pfeffer _(Grades 4–8)_
- [King of the Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-the-wind) by Marguerite Henry _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Land of Broken Promises](https://readinglist.school/book/land-of-broken-promises) by Jane Kuo _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Landry News](https://readinglist.school/book/the-landry-news) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Lasagna Means I Love You](https://readinglist.school/book/lasagna-means-i-love-you) by Kate O'Shaughnessy _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Let the Circle Be Unbroken](https://readinglist.school/book/let-the-circle-be-unbroken) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Little Shrew](https://readinglist.school/book/little-shrew) by Akiko Miyakoshi _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po) by Ed Young _(Grades K–3)_
- [Madeline's Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/madelines-rescue) by Ludwig Bemelmans _(Grades K–3)_
- [Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II](https://readinglist.school/book/max-in-the-house-of-spies-a-tale-of-world-war-ii) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Miracle's Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/miracles-boys) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Miracles on Maple Hill](https://readinglist.school/book/miracles-on-maple-hill) by Virginia Sorensen _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Mirette on the High Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/mirette-on-the-high-wire) by Emily Arnold McCully _(Grades K–3)_
- [Miss Hickory](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-hickory) by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey _(Grades 3–7)_
- [My Daddy Is a Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-daddy-is-a-cowboy) by Stephanie Seales _(Grades K–3)_
- [NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society](https://readinglist.school/book/nerds-national-espionage-rescue-and-defense-society) by Michael Buckley _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Nine Days to Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/nine-days-to-christmas) by Marie Hall Ets _(Grades K–3)_
- [Noah's Ark](https://readinglist.school/book/noahs-ark) by Peter Spier _(Grades K–3)_
- [Officer Buckle and Gloria](https://readinglist.school/book/officer-buckle-and-gloria) by Peggy Rathmann _(Grades K–3)_
- [Once a Mouse...](https://readinglist.school/book/once-a-mouse) by Marcia Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [One Fine Day](https://readinglist.school/book/one-fine-day) by Nonny Hogrogian _(Grades K–3)_
- [Onion John](https://readinglist.school/book/onion-john) by Joseph Krumgold _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Owl Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/owl-moon) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3)_
- [Plain Jane and the Mermaid](https://readinglist.school/book/plain-jane-and-the-mermaid) by Vera Brosgol _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Pocket Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/pocket-bear) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Ramona the Brave](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-the-brave) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Ruptured](https://readinglist.school/book/ruptured) by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Secret of the Andes](https://readinglist.school/book/secret-of-the-andes) by Ann Nolan Clark _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Shadow of a Bull](https://readinglist.school/book/shadow-of-a-bull) by Maia Wojciechowska _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Slam](https://readinglist.school/book/slam) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Song and Dance Man](https://readinglist.school/book/song-and-dance-man) by Karen Ackerman _(Grades K–3)_
- [Song of the Swallows](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-the-swallows) by Leo Politi _(Grades K–3)_
- [Standing in the Need of Prayer](https://readinglist.school/book/standing-in-the-need-of-prayer) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–3)_
- [Steve, a Rare Egg](https://readinglist.school/book/steve-a-rare-egg) by Kelly Collier _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Strawberry Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/strawberry-girl) by Lois Lenski _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3)_
- [Tagging Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/tagging-freedom) by Rhonda Roumani _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Tales from Silver Lands](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-silver-lands) by Charles J. Finger _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Bakery Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bakery-dragon) by Devin Elle Kurtz _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Boggart and the Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boggart) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Castle in the Attic (35th Anniversary Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-castle-in-the-attic) by Elizabeth Winthrop _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Cat Who Went to Heaven](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-who-went-to-heaven) by Elizabeth Coatsworth _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Curse of Eelgrass Bog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-curse-of-eelgrass-bog) by Mary Averling _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Dark-Thirty](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-thirty) by Patricia McKissack _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Doll in the Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/the-doll-in-the-garden-a-ghost-story) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Egg Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-egg-tree) by Katherine Milhous _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Experiment](https://readinglist.school/book/the-experiment) by Rebecca Stead _(Grades 4–5)_
- [The Fire-Breathing Duckling](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-breathing-duckling) by Frank Cammuso _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Funny Little Woman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-funny-little-woman) by Arlene Mosel _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Ghost Sitter](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-sitter) by Peni R. Griffin _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-loved-wild-horses) by Paul Goble _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Girl with the Silver Eyes](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-with-the-silver-eyes) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Grey King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grey-king) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Hand-Me-Down Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hand-me-down-kid) by Francine Pascal _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The High King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-high-king) by Lloyd Alexander _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-house) by Virginia Lee Burton _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-island) by Margaret Wise Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Man Who Loved Clowns](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-who-loved-clowns) by June Rae Wood _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Mystery of Locked Rooms](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mystery-of-locked-rooms) by Lindsay Currie _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The One About the Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-about-the-blackbird) by Melanie Florence _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The People Could Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-people-could-fly) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Polar Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-polar-express) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Report Card](https://readinglist.school/book/the-report-card) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Rooster Crows](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rooster-crows) by Maud Petersham _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Toothpaste Millionaire](https://readinglist.school/book/the-toothpaste-millionaire) by Jean Merrill _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Trouble with Heroes](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trouble-with-heroes) by Kate Messner _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Trumpeter of Krakow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trumpeter-of-krakow) by Eric P (Eric Philbrook) Kelly _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Twenty-One Balloons](https://readinglist.school/book/the-twenty-one-balloons) by William Pene du Bois _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The View from Saturday](https://readinglist.school/book/the-view-from-saturday) by E. L. Konigsburg _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Thimble Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/thimble-summer) by Elizabeth Enright _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Time for Andrew](https://readinglist.school/book/time-for-andrew) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Towed by Toad](https://readinglist.school/book/towed-by-toad) by Jashar Awan _(Grades K–1)_
- [Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel) by Natalie Babbitt _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Tuesday](https://readinglist.school/book/tuesday) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3)_
- [Viewfinder](https://readinglist.school/book/viewfinder) by Christine D.U. Chung _(Grades 4–5)_
- [We Are Definitely Human](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-definitely-human) by X. Fang _(Grades K–1)_
- [Where It Stops, Nobody Knows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-it-stops-nobody-knows) by Amy Ehrlich _(Grades 4–8)_
- [White Bird: A Wonder Story (A Graphic Novel)](https://readinglist.school/book/white-bird-a-wonder-story) by R. J. Palacio _(Grades 4–6)_
- [White Snow, Bright Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/white-snow-bright-snow) by Alvin Tresselt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Zooni Tales: Keep It Up, Plucky Pup](https://readinglist.school/book/zooni-tales-keep-it-up-plucky-pup) by Vikram Madan _(Grades K–1)_

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