# 9th grade books about social life and customs

**3** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore social life and customs. 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:** social life and customs
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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 social life and customs reading list

- [Brooklyn](https://readinglist.school/book/brooklyn) by Colm Tóibín _(Grades 9–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Master Harold...and the Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/master-harold-and-the-boys) by Athol Fugard _(Grades 9–10 · pub 1982)_
- [Night Kites](https://readinglist.school/book/night-kites) by M. E. Kerr _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1986)_

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