# 12th grade books about memory

**4** books commonly assigned to 12th grade students in US schools that explore memory. 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.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 12th grade band is 1185–1385L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 2 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 2 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 12th grade memory reading list

- [My Ántonia](https://readinglist.school/book/my-antonia) by Willa Cather _(1010L · Grades 10–12 · pub 1918)_
- [Our Town](https://readinglist.school/book/our-town) by Thornton Wilder _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1938)_
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-menagerie) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12 · pub 1944)_
- [The Things They Carried](https://readinglist.school/book/the-things-they-carried) by Tim O'Brien _(880L · Grades 11–12 · pub 1990)_

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