# 7th grade books about intelligence

**3** books commonly assigned to 7th grade students in US schools that explore intelligence. Every title's grade range covers 7th 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 7th grade band is 925–1185L (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:** 7th grade  ·  **Theme:** intelligence
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 7th grade intelligence reading list

- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7 · pub 1996)_
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2010)_
- [The Phantom Tollbooth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-phantom-tollbooth) by Norton Juster _(1000L · Grades 4–7 · pub 1961)_

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