# 12th grade books about courage

**5** books commonly assigned to 12th grade students in US schools that explore courage. Every title's grade range covers 12th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 12th grade  ·  **Theme:** courage
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 12th grade courage reading list

- [Divergent](https://readinglist.school/book/divergent) by Veronica Roth _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2012)_
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard](https://readinglist.school/book/now-let-me-fly) by Ronald Wimberly _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Sky's End](https://readinglist.school/book/skys-end) by Marc J. Gregson _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Torch](https://readinglist.school/book/torch) by Lyn Miller-Lachmann _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_

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