# 12th grade books about social class

**4** books commonly assigned to 12th grade students in US schools that explore social class. 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 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 12th grade social class reading list

- [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://readinglist.school/book/a-streetcar-named-desire) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12 · pub 1947)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12 · pub 1861)_
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1913)_
- [The Importance of Being Earnest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-importance-of-being-earnest) by Oscar Wilde _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1895)_

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