# Middle Grade Nonfiction books assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/middle-grade-nonfiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors in this genre

- David L. Harrison
- Derrick Barnes
- Jonna Lapati
- Lena Anlauf
- Suzi Eszterhas

## Middle Grade Nonfiction titles

- [A Meerkat Diary](https://readinglist.school/book/a-meerkat-diary) by Suzi Eszterhas _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Genius Ears](https://readinglist.school/book/genius-ears) by Lena Anlauf _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Guts for Glory](https://readinglist.school/book/guts-for-glory) by Jonna Lapati _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Who Got Game? Basketball](https://readinglist.school/book/who-got-game-basketball) by Derrick Barnes _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Wild Brunch: Poems About How Creatures Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-brunch) by David L. Harrison _(Grades 4–6)_

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