Science Fiction & Fantasy Books for 10th Graders
118 books in the science fiction & fantasy genre commonly assigned to 10th grade students — every title’s grade range covers 10th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Most assigned 10th grade science fiction & fantasy book
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi · on 5 reading lists
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118 10th grade science fiction & fantasy books
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Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi
Life as We Knew ItSusan Beth Pfeffer
SavvyIngrid Law
GracelingKristin Cashore
A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little Badger
Aru Shah and the End of TimeRoshani Chokshi
Dread NationJustina Ireland
Every DayDavid Levithan
Iron Hearted VioletKelly Barnhill
Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three)Suzanne Collins
RaybearerJordan Ifueko
Root MagicEden Royce
The Evil Wizard SmallboneDelia Sherman
AshMalinda Lo
NimonaND Stevenson
Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava LavenderLeslye Jo Anne Walton
The True Meaning of SmekdayAdam Rex
A Conspiracy of KingsMegan Whalen Turner
A Corner of WhiteJaclyn Moriarty
A Game of Fox & SquirrelsJenn Reese
A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)A. K. Duboff
AboveLeah Bobet
Above WorldJenn Reese
Akata WitchNnedi Okorafor
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- Arabella of Mars · David D. Levine
- Archivist Wasp · Nicole Kornher-Stace
- Behemoth · Scott Westerfeld
- Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed · José Pablo Iriarte
- Black Heart · Holly Black
- Braided · Leah Cypess
- Catfishing on CatNet · Naomi Kritzer
- Chime · Franny Billingsley
- Cog · Greg van Eekhout
- Court of Fives · Kate Elliott
- Cuckoo Song · Frances Hardinge
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone · Laini Taylor
- Daydreamer · Rob Cameron
- Devilish · Maureen Johnson
- Dirty Wings · Sarah McCarry
- Dragon Pearl · Yoon Ha Lee
- Elatsoe · Darcie Little Badger
- Enchanted · Alethea Kontis
- Every Bird a Prince · Jenn Reese
- Everybody Sees the Ants · A.S. King
- Exo · Fonda Lee
- Eyes Like Stars · Lisa Mantchev
- Fair Coin · E.C. Myers
- Flora Segunda · Ysabeau S. Wilce
- Flora's Dare · Ysabeau S. Wilce
- Gemini Rising · Jonathan Brazee
- Glory O'Brien's History of the Future · A.S. King
- Goblin Girl · K a Mielke
- Greenglass House · Kate Milford
- Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2) · Xiran Jay Zhao
- Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword · Barry Deutsch
- I Shall Wear Midnight · Terry Pratchett
- Ice · Sarah Beth Durst
- Into the Wild · Sarah Beth Durst
- Into the Wild Magic · Michelle Knudsen
- Love Is the Drug · Alaya Dawn Johnson
- Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness · Scott Westerfeld
- Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter · D. M. Cornish
- Moonstorm · Yoon Ha Lee
- Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword · Henry Lien
- Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions · Henry Lien
- Peeps · Scott Westerfeld
- Railhead · Philip Reeve
- Railsea · China Miéville
- Redemptor (Raybearer Book 2) · Jordan Ifueko
- Riverland · Fran Wilde
- Rocks Fall Everyone Dies · Lindsay Ribar
- Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion · K. Tempest Bradford
- Salvage · Alexandra Duncan
- Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy · Scott Westerfeld
- September Girls · Bennett Madison
- Seriously Wicked · Tina Connolly
- Shadowshaper · Daniel José Older
- Siberia · Ann Halam
- Sister Mine · Nalo Hopkinson
- Star Daughter · Shveta Thakrar
- Stormwitch · Susan Vaught
- Summer of the Mariposas · Guadalupe Garcia McCall
- Tess of the Road · Rachel Hartman
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox · Mary E. Pearson
- The Amethyst Road · Louise Spiegler
- The Art of Starving · Sam J. Miller
- The Boy at the End of the World · Greg van Eekhout
- The Boy from Ilysies · Pearl North
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown · Holly Black
- The Diviners · Libba Bray
- The Freedom Maze · Delia Sherman
- The Ghost Job · Greg van Eekhout
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making · Catherynne M. Valente
- The Hotel Under the Sand · Kage Baker
- The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern · J. Dianne Dotson
- The King of Attolia · Megan Whalen Turner
- The Lion Hunters Novels · Elizabeth Wein
- The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester · Maya MacGregor
- The Mirrorwood · Deva Fagan
- The Scratch Daughters · H.A. Clarke
- The Star-Touched Queen · Roshani Chokshi
- The Summer Prince · Alaya Dawn Johnson
- The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts · Vanessa Ricci-Thode
- Thornwood · Leah Cypess
- To Shape a Dragon's Breath · Moniquill Blackgoose
- Ultraviolet · R.J. Anderson
- Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy Book 3) · Sarah Rees Brennan
- Updraft · Fran Wilde
- Valiant · Holly Black
- Vessel · Sarah Beth Durst
- Victories Greater Than Death · Charlie Jane Anders
- Vintage · Steve Berman
- Want · Cindy Pon
- Weave a Circle Round · Kari Maaren
- When We Wake · Karen Healey
- White Cat · Holly Black
- Zeroboxer · Fonda Lee
- Zoe's Tale · John Scalzi
Science Fiction & Fantasy books at other grades
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Other 10th grade genres
Children's · Young Adult · Realistic Fiction · Young Adult Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Drama · Historical Fiction
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Frequently asked questions
What science fiction & fantasy books are good for 10th grade students?
118 science fiction & fantasy books have a grade range that covers 10th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these science fiction & fantasy books grade-appropriate for 10th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 10th grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many science fiction & fantasy books are on the 10th grade list?
This page lists 118 10th grade science fiction & fantasy titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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