# 1100L–1199L books assigned in US schools

**9** books in the 1100L–1199L Lexile band, spanning multiple grade levels. Lexile measures the prose complexity of each text — not who should read it.

**Band window:** 1100L–1199L
**Observed range:** 1100L–1170L
**Grade span:** 6–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/lexile/1100-1199l
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## How to choose a 1100L–1199L book for your child

Five steps to match a Lexile-banded book to a reader's actual ability and interests:

1. **Confirm the reader's measured Lexile.** Pull the latest Lexile score from school assessments (STAR, MAP, iReady, NWEA). A reader 100-200L below 1100L will find these books challenging; 100L above 1199L will find them easy.
2. **Pick a book at +0 to +200L above their measured level.** Research from MetaMetrics shows readers grow most when reading 0-200L above their measured ability.
3. **Cross-check with the book's grade-band citation.** Each book's detail page lists every grade where US schools assign it.
4. **Confirm thematic appropriateness.** Lexile measures prose complexity, not content. Check the Themes + Content notes section on each book's detail page.
5. **Verify with the curriculum citation.** A book widely cited across multiple frameworks signals broader teacher consensus on age-appropriateness.

## Themes at 1100L–1199L

- class (2)
- loyalty (2)
- Romanticism
- adaptation
- allegory
- ambition
- ambition and hubris
- class and labor

## Authors at 1100L–1199L

- Charles Dickens (2)
- Bryan Stevenson
- George Orwell
- Homer
- Jack London
- Jane Austen
- John Knowles
- Mary Shelley

## 1100L–1199L canon

- [Pride and Prejudice](https://readinglist.school/book/pride-and-prejudice) by Jane Austen _(1100L · Grades 10–12)_
- [A Separate Peace](https://readinglist.school/book/a-separate-peace) by John Knowles _(1110L · Grades 9–11)_
- [The Call of the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/the-call-of-the-wild) by Jack London _(1120L · Grades 6–10)_
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Odyssey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-odyssey) by Homer _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_
- [A Tale of Two Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-of-two-cities) by Charles Dickens _(1170L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Animal Farm](https://readinglist.school/book/animal-farm) by George Orwell _(1170L · Grades 7–10)_
- [Frankenstein](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein) by Mary Shelley _(1170L · Grades 9–12)_

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