# 9th grade books about loyalty

**6** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore loyalty. 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 4 titles here with a Lexile score, 2 are grade-level, 2 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 9th grade loyalty reading list

- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12 · pub -441)_
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9 · pub 2008)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12 · pub 1861)_
- [Julius Caesar](https://readinglist.school/book/julius-caesar) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–11 · pub 1599)_
- [The Odyssey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-odyssey) by Homer _(1130L · Grades 9–12 · pub -700)_
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9 · pub 1967)_

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