# 9th grade books about ambition

**5** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore ambition. Every title's grade range covers 9th 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 9th grade band is 1050–1335L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 3 titles here with a Lexile score, 2 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 9th grade  ·  **Theme:** ambition
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 9th grade ambition reading list

- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9 · pub 2012)_
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1985)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12 · pub 1861)_
- [Little Women](https://readinglist.school/book/little-women) by Louisa May Alcott _(1300L · Grades 7–10 · pub 1868)_
- [Macbeth](https://readinglist.school/book/macbeth) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1623)_

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