# Science Fiction & Fantasy books assigned in US schools

**118** books in the Science Fiction & Fantasy genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 5–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/science-fiction-fantasy
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors in this genre

- Holly Black (4)
- Scott Westerfeld (4)
- Greg van Eekhout (3)
- Jenn Reese (3)
- Sarah Beth Durst (3)
- A.S. King (2)
- Alaya Dawn Johnson (2)
- Darcie Little Badger (2)
- Delia Sherman (2)
- Fonda Lee (2)

## Science Fiction & Fantasy titles

- [A Conspiracy of Kings](https://readinglist.school/book/a-conspiracy-of-kings) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Corner of White](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-white) by Jaclyn Moriarty _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Game of Fox & Squirrels](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-fox-squirrels) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/a-light-in-the-dark) by A. K. Duboff _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Snake Falls to Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/a-snake-falls-to-earth) by Darcie Little Badger _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Above](https://readinglist.school/book/above) by Leah Bobet _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Above World](https://readinglist.school/book/above-world) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Akata Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/akata-witch) by Nnedi Okorafor _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Arabella of Mars](https://readinglist.school/book/arabella-of-mars) by David D. Levine _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Archivist Wasp](https://readinglist.school/book/archivist-wasp) by Nicole Kornher-Stace _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Aru Shah and the End of Time](https://readinglist.school/book/aru-shah-and-the-end-of-time) by Roshani Chokshi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Ash](https://readinglist.school/book/ash) by Malinda Lo _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed](https://readinglist.school/book/benny-ram-rez-and-the-nearly-departed) by José Pablo Iriarte _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Black Heart](https://readinglist.school/book/black-heart) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Braided](https://readinglist.school/book/braided) by Leah Cypess _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Catfishing on CatNet](https://readinglist.school/book/catfishing-on-catnet) by Naomi Kritzer _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Children of Blood and Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/children-of-blood-and-bone) by Tomi Adeyemi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Chime](https://readinglist.school/book/chime) by Franny Billingsley _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Cog](https://readinglist.school/book/cog) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Court of Fives](https://readinglist.school/book/court-of-fives) by Kate Elliott _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Cuckoo Song](https://readinglist.school/book/cuckoo-song) by Frances Hardinge _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Daughter of Smoke and Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/daughter-of-smoke-and-bone) by Laini Taylor _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Daydreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/daydreamer) by Rob Cameron _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dearest](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted) by Alethea Kontis _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Devilish](https://readinglist.school/book/devilish) by Maureen Johnson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dirty Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/dirty-wings) by Sarah McCarry _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dragon Pearl](https://readinglist.school/book/dragon-pearl) by Yoon Ha Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dread Nation](https://readinglist.school/book/dread-nation) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Elatsoe](https://readinglist.school/book/elatsoe) by Darcie Little Badger _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Every Bird a Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/every-bird-a-prince) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Every Day](https://readinglist.school/book/every-day) by David Levithan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Everybody Sees the Ants](https://readinglist.school/book/everybody-sees-the-ants) by A.S. King _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Exo](https://readinglist.school/book/exo) by Fonda Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Eyes Like Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-like-stars) by Lisa Mantchev _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Fair Coin](https://readinglist.school/book/fair-coin) by E.C. Myers _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Flora Segunda](https://readinglist.school/book/flora-segunda) by Ysabeau S. Wilce _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Flora's Dare](https://readinglist.school/book/floras-dare) by Ysabeau S. Wilce _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Gemini Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/gemini-rising) by Jonathan Brazee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Glory O'Brien's History of the Future](https://readinglist.school/book/glory-obriens-history-of-the-future) by A.S. King _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Goblin Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/goblin-girl) by K a Mielke _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Graceling](https://readinglist.school/book/graceling) by Kristin Cashore _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Greenglass House](https://readinglist.school/book/greenglass-house) by Kate Milford _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/iron-widow) by Xiran Jay Zhao _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword](https://readinglist.school/book/hereville-how-mirka-got-her-sword) by Barry Deutsch _(Grades 5–12)_
- [I Shall Wear Midnight](https://readinglist.school/book/i-shall-wear-midnight) by Terry Pratchett _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Ice](https://readinglist.school/book/ice) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Into the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/into-the-wild) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Into the Wild Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/into-the-wild-magic) by Michelle Knudsen _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Iron Hearted Violet](https://readinglist.school/book/iron-hearted-violet) by Kelly Barnhill _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Life as We Knew It](https://readinglist.school/book/life-as-we-knew-it) by Susan Beth Pfeffer _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Love Is the Drug](https://readinglist.school/book/love-is-the-drug) by Alaya Dawn Johnson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/midnighters-2-touching-darkness) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three)](https://readinglist.school/book/mockingjay) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter](https://readinglist.school/book/monster-blood-tattoo-lamplighter) by D. M. Cornish _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Moonstorm](https://readinglist.school/book/moonstorm) by Yoon Ha Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Nimona](https://readinglist.school/book/nimona) by ND Stevenson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword](https://readinglist.school/book/peasprout-chen-future-legend-of-skate-and-sword) by Henry Lien _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions](https://readinglist.school/book/peasprout-chen-battle-of-champions) by Henry Lien _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Peeps](https://readinglist.school/book/peeps) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Railhead](https://readinglist.school/book/railhead) by Philip Reeve _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Railsea](https://readinglist.school/book/railsea) by China Miéville _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Raybearer](https://readinglist.school/book/raybearer) by Jordan Ifueko _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Redemptor (Raybearer Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/redemptor) by Jordan Ifueko _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Riverland](https://readinglist.school/book/riverland) by Fran Wilde _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Rocks Fall Everyone Dies](https://readinglist.school/book/rocks-fall-everyone-dies) by Lindsay Ribar _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Root Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/root-magic) by Eden Royce _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion](https://readinglist.school/book/ruby-finley-vs-the-interstellar-invasion) by K. Tempest Bradford _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Salvage](https://readinglist.school/book/salvage) by Alexandra Duncan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Savvy](https://readinglist.school/book/savvy) by Ingrid Law _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy](https://readinglist.school/book/leviathan) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy](https://readinglist.school/book/behemoth) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [September Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/september-girls) by Bennett Madison _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Seriously Wicked](https://readinglist.school/book/seriously-wicked) by Tina Connolly _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Shadowshaper](https://readinglist.school/book/shadowshaper) by Daniel José Older _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Siberia](https://readinglist.school/book/siberia) by Ann Halam _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Sister Mine](https://readinglist.school/book/sister-mine) by Nalo Hopkinson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Star Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/star-daughter) by Shveta Thakrar _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Stormwitch](https://readinglist.school/book/stormwitch) by Susan Vaught _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender](https://readinglist.school/book/the-strange-and-beautiful-sorrows-of-ava-lavender) by Leslye Jo Anne Walton _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Summer of the Mariposas](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-mariposas) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Tess of the Road](https://readinglist.school/book/tess-of-the-road) by Rachel Hartman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Adoration of Jenna Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adoration-of-jenna-fox) by Mary E. Pearson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Amethyst Road](https://readinglist.school/book/the-amethyst-road) by Louise Spiegler _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Art of Starving](https://readinglist.school/book/the-art-of-starving) by Sam J. Miller _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Boy at the End of the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-end-of-the-world) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Boy from Ilysies](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-from-ilysies) by Pearl North _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Coldest Girl in Coldtown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Diviners Free Preview Edition (The First 11 Chapters)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diviners) by Libba Bray _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Evil Wizard Smallbone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-evil-wizard-smallbone) by Delia Sherman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Freedom Maze](https://readinglist.school/book/the-freedom-maze) by Delia Sherman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Ghost Job](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-job) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-circumnavigated-fairyland-in-a-ship-of-her-own-making) by Catherynne M. Valente _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Hotel Under the Sand](https://readinglist.school/book/hotel-under-the-sand) by Kage Baker _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The King of Attolia](https://readinglist.school/book/the-king-of-attolia) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Lion Hunters Novels](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-hunter) by Elizabeth Wein _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester](https://readinglist.school/book/the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester) by Maya MacGregor _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Mirrorwood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mirrorwood) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Scratch Daughters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scratch-daughters) by H.A. Clarke _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel](https://readinglist.school/book/the-inn-at-the-amethyst-lantern) by J. Dianne Dotson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Star-Touched Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-star-touched-queen) by Roshani Chokshi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Summer Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-summer-prince) by Alaya Dawn Johnson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The True Meaning of Smekday](https://readinglist.school/book/the-true-meaning-of-smekday) by Adam Rex _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/the-young-necromancers-guide-to-ghosts) by Vanessa Ricci-Thode _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Thornwood](https://readinglist.school/book/thornwood) by Leah Cypess _(Grades 5–12)_
- [To Shape a Dragon's Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/to-shape-a-dragons-breath) by Moniquill Blackgoose _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Ultraviolet](https://readinglist.school/book/ultraviolet) by R.J. Anderson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy Book 3)](https://readinglist.school/book/unmade) by Sarah Rees Brennan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Updraft](https://readinglist.school/book/updraft) by Fran Wilde _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Valiant](https://readinglist.school/book/valiant-a-modern-tale-of-faerie) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Vessel](https://readinglist.school/book/vessel) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Victories Greater Than Death](https://readinglist.school/book/victories-greater-than-death) by Charlie Jane Anders _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Vintage](https://readinglist.school/book/vintage-a-ghost-story) by Steve Berman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Want](https://readinglist.school/book/want) by Cindy Pon _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Weave a Circle Round](https://readinglist.school/book/weave-a-circle-round) by Kari Maaren _(Grades 5–12)_
- [When We Wake](https://readinglist.school/book/when-we-wake) by Karen Healey _(Grades 5–12)_
- [White Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/white-cat) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Zeroboxer](https://readinglist.school/book/zeroboxer) by Fonda Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Zoe's Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/zoes-tale) by John Scalzi _(Grades 5–12)_

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