# 9th grade books about child abuse

**3** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore child abuse. 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.

**Grade:** 9th grade  ·  **Theme:** child abuse
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 9th grade child abuse reading list

- [Breathing Underwater](https://readinglist.school/book/breathing-underwater) by Alex Flinn _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2001)_
- [Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-you-dare-read-this-mrs-dunphrey) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 6–9 · pub 1996)_
- [The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson](https://readinglist.school/book/the-true-colors-of-caitlynne-jackson) by Carol Lynch Williams _(Grades 6–9 · pub 1997)_

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