# Memoir books assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 590L–1080L
**Grade span:** 6–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/memoir
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- identity (3)
- Holocaust (2)
- education (2)
- resilience (2)
- activism
- antisemitism
- coming of age
- courage
- faith and doubt
- family

## Authors in this genre

- Anne Frank
- Elie Wiesel
- Malala Yousafzai
- Maya Angelou
- Richard Wright

## Memoir titles

- [Black Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/black-boy) by Richard Wright _(950L · Grades 9–12)_
- [I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-malala-young-readers) by Malala Yousafzai _(830L · Grades 6–10)_
- [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings) by Maya Angelou _(1070L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Night](https://readinglist.school/book/night) by Elie Wiesel _(590L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Diary of a Young Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-young-girl) by Anne Frank _(1080L · Grades 7–10)_

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