# 10th grade books about racism

**4** books commonly assigned to 10th grade students in US schools that explore racism. Every title's grade range covers 10th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 10th grade band is 1050–1335L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 3 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 2 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 10th grade  ·  **Theme:** racism
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 10th grade racism reading list

- [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 · pub 1969)_
- [Othello](https://readinglist.school/book/othello) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 10–12 · pub 1603)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10 · pub 2007)_
- [The Color Purple](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-purple) by Alice Walker _(670L · Grades 9–12 · pub 1982)_

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