# 11th grade books about justice

**7** books commonly assigned to 11th grade students in US schools that explore justice. Every title's grade range covers 11th 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 11th grade band is 1185–1385L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 11th grade  ·  **Theme:** justice
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 11th grade justice reading list

- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12 · pub -441)_
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12 · pub 2018)_
- [Murder Among Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/murder-among-friends) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12 · pub -429)_
- [The Agathas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-agathas) by Kathleen Glasgow _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2007)_

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