# 9th grade books about mental health

**3** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore mental health. 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, 0 are grade-level, 3 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 9th grade mental health reading list

- [Speak](https://readinglist.school/book/speak) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(690L · Grades 8–10 · pub 1999)_
- [The Catcher in the Rye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-catcher-in-the-rye) by J.D. Salinger _(790L · Grades 9–12 · pub 1951)_
- [The Perks of Being a Wallflower](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower) by Stephen Chbosky _(720L · Grades 9–12 · pub 1999)_

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