# 9th grade books about loss

**3** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore loss. 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 2 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 2 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 9th grade loss reading list

- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12 · pub 2017)_
- [Orbiting Jupiter](https://readinglist.school/book/orbiting-jupiter) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2015)_
- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11 · pub 2005)_

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