# Young Adult Fiction books assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 530L–850L
**Grade span:** 6–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/young-adult-fiction
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_adult_fiction
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## Recurring themes

- identity (5)
- coming of age (4)
- family (3)
- friendship (2)
- grief (2)
- mental health (2)
- violence (2)
- voice and silence (2)
- Chinese-American experience
- assimilation vs heritage

## Authors in this genre

- Elizabeth Acevedo
- Gene Luen Yang
- Jason Reynolds
- John Green
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Orson Scott Card
- S.E. Hinton
- Stephen Chbosky
- Walter Dean Myers

## Young Adult Fiction titles

- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/monster) by Walter Dean Myers _(670L · Grades 8–11)_
- [Speak](https://readinglist.school/book/speak) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(690L · Grades 8–10)_
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_
- [The Perks of Being a Wallflower](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower) by Stephen Chbosky _(720L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_

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