# Nebraska 12th grade reading list

**339** books assigned or referenced for 12th grade students in Nebraska schools under Nebraska ELA Standards, plus applicable national curricula (Common Core, AP, IB).

**State:** Nebraska
**Grade level:** 12th grade
**Citation source:** Nebraska ELA Standards
**Lexile range:** 530L–1420L
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/state/nebraska/grade/12
**Primary source (state DOE):** https://www.education.ne.gov/
**Primary source (Common Core ELA):** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Other Nebraska grades

- [11th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/nebraska/grade/11)
- [10th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/nebraska/grade/10)
- [9th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/nebraska/grade/9)
- [8th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/nebraska/grade/8)

## Same 12th grade in other states

- [Alabama](https://readinglist.school/state/alabama/grade/12)
- [Alaska](https://readinglist.school/state/alaska/grade/12)
- [Arizona](https://readinglist.school/state/arizona/grade/12)
- [Arkansas](https://readinglist.school/state/arkansas/grade/12)
- [California](https://readinglist.school/state/california/grade/12)
- [Colorado](https://readinglist.school/state/colorado/grade/12)

## 339 books cited for Nebraska 12th grade

Assignments tied directly to Nebraska's Nebraska ELA Standards or national curricula with a Nebraska-specific citation.

- [1919 The Year That Changed America](https://readinglist.school/book/1919-the-year-that-changed-america) by Martin W. Sandler _(Grades 7–12)_
- [1984](https://readinglist.school/book/1984) by George Orwell _(1090L · Grades 9–12)_
- [A Conspiracy of Kings](https://readinglist.school/book/a-conspiracy-of-kings) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Corner of White](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-white) by Jaclyn Moriarty _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Curse Dark as Gold](https://readinglist.school/book/a-curse-dark-as-gold) by Elizabeth C. Bunce _(Grades 9–12)_
- [A Doll's House](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dolls-house) by Henrik Ibsen _(Grades 11–12)_
- [A Face for Picasso](https://readinglist.school/book/a-face-for-picasso-coming-of-age-with-crouzon-syndrome) by Ariel Henley _(Grades 6–12)_
- [A Few Red Drops](https://readinglist.school/book/a-few-red-drops) by Claire Hartfield _(Grades 7–12)_
- [A Game of Fox & Squirrels](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-fox-squirrels) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Lesson Before Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/a-lesson-before-dying) by Ernest J. Gaines _(750L · Grades 8–12)_
- [A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/a-light-in-the-dark) by A. K. Duboff _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/a-midsummer-nights-dream) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–12)_
- [A Raisin in the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/a-raisin-in-the-sun) by Lorraine Hansberry _(Grades 9–12)_
- [A Snake Falls to Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/a-snake-falls-to-earth) by Darcie Little Badger _(Grades 5–12)_
- [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://readinglist.school/book/a-streetcar-named-desire) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Above](https://readinglist.school/book/above) by Leah Bobet _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Above World](https://readinglist.school/book/above-world) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Absurd Words](https://readinglist.school/book/absurd-words-a-kids-fun-and-hilarious-vocabulary-builder-for-future-word-nerds) by Tara Lazar _(Grades 6–12)_
- [Ace of Spades](https://readinglist.school/book/ace-of-spades) by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé _(Grades 9–12)_
- [African Town](https://readinglist.school/book/african-town) by Irene Latham _(Grades 7–12)_
- [After the Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/after-the-snow) by S. D. Crockett _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Aisle Nine](https://readinglist.school/book/aisle-nine) by Ian X. Cho _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Akata Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/akata-witch) by Nnedi Okorafor _(Grades 5–12)_
- [All My Rage](https://readinglist.school/book/all-my-rage) by Sabaa Tahir _(Grades 9–12)_
- [All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team](https://readinglist.school/book/all-thirteen-the-incredible-cave-rescue-of-the-thai-boys-soccer-team) by Christina Soontornvat _(Grades 6–12)_
- [All the Fighting Parts](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-fighting-parts) by Hannah V. Sawyerr _(Grades 9–12)_
- [All the Noise at Once](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-noise-at-once) by DeAndra Davis _(Grades 9–12)_
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Anger Is a Gift](https://readinglist.school/book/anger-is-a-gift) by Mark Oshiro _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Anthem](https://readinglist.school/book/anthem) by Ayn Rand _(880L · Grades 8–12)_
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Apple](https://readinglist.school/book/apple-skin-to-the-core) by Eric Gansworth _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Arabella of Mars](https://readinglist.school/book/arabella-of-mars) by David D. Levine _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Archivist Wasp](https://readinglist.school/book/archivist-wasp) by Nicole Kornher-Stace _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Aru Shah and the End of Time](https://readinglist.school/book/aru-shah-and-the-end-of-time) by Roshani Chokshi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Ash](https://readinglist.school/book/ash) by Malinda Lo _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Beautiful Creatures: The Manga (A Graphic Novel)](https://readinglist.school/book/beautiful-creatures) by Cassandra Jean _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Because You'll Never Meet Me](https://readinglist.school/book/because-youll-never-meet-me) by Leah Thomas _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Belle Époque](https://readinglist.school/book/belle-epoque) by Elizabeth Ross _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Beloved](https://readinglist.school/book/beloved) by Toni Morrison _(870L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Beneath the Wide Silk Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/beneath-the-wide-silk-sky) by Emily Inouye Huey _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed](https://readinglist.school/book/benny-ram-rez-and-the-nearly-departed) by José Pablo Iriarte _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Black Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/black-boy) by Richard Wright _(950L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Black Girl Unlimited](https://readinglist.school/book/black-girl-unlimited-the-remarkable-story-of-a-teenage-wizard) by Echo Brown _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Black Heart](https://readinglist.school/book/black-heart) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Blood Water Paint](https://readinglist.school/book/blood-water-paint) by Joy McCullough _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9)_
- [Bone Gap](https://readinglist.school/book/bone-gap) by Laura Ruby _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Boots on the Ground](https://readinglist.school/book/boots-on-the-ground-americas-war-in-vietnam) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 6–12)_
- [Braided](https://readinglist.school/book/braided) by Leah Cypess _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Brave New World](https://readinglist.school/book/brave-new-world) by Aldous Huxley _(870L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Brownstone](https://readinglist.school/book/brownstone) by Samuel Teer _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Burn Down, Rise Up](https://readinglist.school/book/burn-down-rise-up) by Vincent Tirado _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Butterfly Yellow](https://readinglist.school/book/butterfly-yellow) by Thanhhà Lại _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Catfishing on CatNet](https://readinglist.school/book/catfishing-on-catnet) by Naomi Kritzer _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Challenger Deep](https://readinglist.school/book/challenger-deep) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Charm & Strange](https://readinglist.school/book/charm-strange) by Stephanie Kuehn _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey](https://readinglist.school/book/check-please-hockey) by Ngozi Ukazu _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Children of Blood and Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/children-of-blood-and-bone) by Tomi Adeyemi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Chime](https://readinglist.school/book/chime) by Franny Billingsley _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Chronically Dolores](https://readinglist.school/book/chronically-dolores) by Maya Van Wagenen _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Cog](https://readinglist.school/book/cog) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Conviction](https://readinglist.school/book/conviction) by Kelly Loy Gilbert _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Copper Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/copper-sun) by Sharon Draper _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Court of Fives](https://readinglist.school/book/court-of-fives) by Kate Elliott _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Crossing the Tracks](https://readinglist.school/book/crossing-the-tracks) by Barbara Stuber _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Cuckoo Song](https://readinglist.school/book/cuckoo-song) by Frances Hardinge _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Cursed](https://readinglist.school/book/cursed-karol-ruth-silverstein) by Karol Ruth Silverstein _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Darius the Great Is Not Okay](https://readinglist.school/book/darius-the-great-is-not-okay) by Adib Khorram _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Daughter of Smoke and Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/daughter-of-smoke-and-bone) by Laini Taylor _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Day of Tears](https://readinglist.school/book/day-of-tears) by Julius Lester _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Daydreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/daydreamer) by Rob Cameron _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear](https://readinglist.school/book/dead-things-are-closer-than-they-appear) by Robin Wasley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dear Martin](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-martin) by Nic Stone _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dearest](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted) by Alethea Kontis _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Death of a Salesman](https://readinglist.school/book/death-of-a-salesman) by Arthur Miller _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Devilish](https://readinglist.school/book/devilish) by Maureen Johnson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Devils Within](https://readinglist.school/book/devils-within) by S. F. Henson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dig](https://readinglist.school/book/dig-as-king) by A. S. King _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dirty Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/dirty-wings) by Sarah McCarry _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets](https://readinglist.school/book/dr-birds-advice-for-sad-poets) by Evan Roskos _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dragon Pearl](https://readinglist.school/book/dragon-pearl) by Yoon Ha Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Dread Nation](https://readinglist.school/book/dread-nation) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Elatsoe](https://readinglist.school/book/elatsoe) by Darcie Little Badger _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Every Bird a Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/every-bird-a-prince) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Every Day](https://readinglist.school/book/every-day) by David Levithan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Everybody Sees the Ants](https://readinglist.school/book/everybody-sees-the-ants) by A.S. King _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Everything Sad Is Untrue](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-sad-is-untrue) by Daniel Nayeri _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Everything We Never Had](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-we-never-had) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Exo](https://readinglist.school/book/exo) by Fonda Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Eyes Like Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-like-stars) by Lisa Mantchev _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Fair Coin](https://readinglist.school/book/fair-coin) by E.C. Myers _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Far From The Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/far-from-the-tree) by Robin Benway _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Firekeeper's Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/firekeepers-daughter) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [First Love Language](https://readinglist.school/book/first-love-language) by Stefany Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Five Flavors of Dumb](https://readinglist.school/book/five-flavors-of-dumb) by Antony John _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Flash Burnout](https://readinglist.school/book/flash-burnout) by L. K. Madigan _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Flora Segunda](https://readinglist.school/book/flora-segunda) by Ysabeau S. Wilce _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Flora's Dare](https://readinglist.school/book/floras-dare) by Ysabeau S. Wilce _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Flowers for Algernon](https://readinglist.school/book/flowers-for-algernon) by Daniel Keyes _(910L · Grades 8–11)_
- [Forever Is Now](https://readinglist.school/book/forever-is-now) by Mariama J. Lockington _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Frankly in Love](https://readinglist.school/book/frankly-in-love) by David Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Furia](https://readinglist.school/book/furia) by Yamile Saied Méndez _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Gabi, a Girl in Pieces](https://readinglist.school/book/gabi-a-girl-in-pieces) by Isabel Quintero _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Gemini Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/gemini-rising) by Jonathan Brazee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Girl Mans Up](https://readinglist.school/book/girl-mans-up) by M-E Girard _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Girls Like Us](https://readinglist.school/book/girls-like-us-gail-giles) by Gail Giles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Glory O'Brien's History of the Future](https://readinglist.school/book/glory-obriens-history-of-the-future) by A.S. King _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Goblin Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/goblin-girl) by K a Mielke _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Going Bovine](https://readinglist.school/book/going-bovine) by Libba Bray _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Graceling](https://readinglist.school/book/graceling) by Kristin Cashore _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Greenglass House](https://readinglist.school/book/greenglass-house) by Kate Milford _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Guardian of the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/guardian-of-the-dead) by Karen Healey _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Hamlet](https://readinglist.school/book/hamlet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Heart of Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-of-darkness) by Joseph Conrad _(1070L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Hearts Unbroken](https://readinglist.school/book/hearts-unbroken) by Cynthia Leitich Smith _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/iron-widow) by Xiran Jay Zhao _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Hell Followed with Us](https://readinglist.school/book/hell-followed-with-us) by Andrew Joseph White _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword](https://readinglist.school/book/hereville-how-mirka-got-her-sword) by Barry Deutsch _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Hold Me Closer, Necromancer](https://readinglist.school/book/hold-me-closer-necromancer) by Lish McBride _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Hold Still](https://readinglist.school/book/hold-still) by Nina LaCour _(Grades 9–12)_
- [House of Purple Cedar](https://readinglist.school/book/house-of-purple-cedar) by Tim Tingle _(Grades 9–12)_
- [How I Live Now](https://readinglist.school/book/how-i-live-now) by Meg Rosoff _(Grades 9–12)_
- [How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/how-moon-fuentez-fell-in-love-with-the-universe) by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Hush](https://readinglist.school/book/hush) by Eishes Chayil _(Grades 9–12)_
- [I Shall Wear Midnight](https://readinglist.school/book/i-shall-wear-midnight) by Terry Pratchett _(Grades 5–12)_
- [I'll Give You the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/ill-give-you-the-sun) by Jandy Nelson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Ice](https://readinglist.school/book/ice) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12)_
- [If I Ever Get Out of Here](https://readinglist.school/book/if-i-ever-get-out-of-here) by Eric Gansworth _(Grades 9–12)_
- [In Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/in-darkness) by Nick Lake _(Grades 9–12)_
- [In the Shadow of Blackbirds](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds) by Cat Winters _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Into the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/into-the-wild) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Into the Wild Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/into-the-wild-magic) by Michelle Knudsen _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Invisible Man](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-man) by Ralph Ellison _(950L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Iron Hearted Violet](https://readinglist.school/book/iron-hearted-violet) by Kelly Barnhill _(Grades 5–12)_
- [It Sounded Better in My Head](https://readinglist.school/book/it-sounded-better-in-my-head) by Nina Kenwood _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Jane Eyre](https://readinglist.school/book/jane-eyre) by Charlotte Brontë _(890L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Jellicoe Road](https://readinglist.school/book/jellicoe-road) by Melina Marchetta _(Grades 9–12)_
- [King Lear](https://readinglist.school/book/king-lear) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Last Night at the Telegraph Club](https://readinglist.school/book/last-night-at-the-telegraph-club) by Malinda Lo _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Life as We Knew It](https://readinglist.school/book/life-as-we-knew-it) by Susan Beth Pfeffer _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Life of Pi](https://readinglist.school/book/life-of-pi) by Yann Martel _(830L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Looking for Alaska](https://readinglist.school/book/looking-for-alaska) by John Green _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Love Is the Drug](https://readinglist.school/book/love-is-the-drug) by Alaya Dawn Johnson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Love and other Perishable Items](https://readinglist.school/book/love-and-other-perishable-items) by Laura Buzo _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Love, Misha](https://readinglist.school/book/love-misha) by Askel Aden _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Lovely War](https://readinglist.school/book/lovely-war) by Julie Berry _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Macbeth](https://readinglist.school/book/macbeth) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Madapple](https://readinglist.school/book/madapple) by Christina Meldrum _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Mapping the Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/mapping-the-bones) by Jane Yolen _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Marcelo in the Real World](https://readinglist.school/book/marcelo-in-the-real-world) by Francisco X. Stork _(Grades 9–12)_
- [March Book Three](https://readinglist.school/book/march-book-three) by John Lewis _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Me (Moth)](https://readinglist.school/book/me-moth) by Amber McBride _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Me, the Missing, and the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/me-the-missing-and-the-dead) by Jenny Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/midnighters-2-touching-darkness) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Midwinterblood](https://readinglist.school/book/midwinterblood) by Marcus Sedgwick _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three)](https://readinglist.school/book/mockingjay) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter](https://readinglist.school/book/monster-blood-tattoo-lamplighter) by D. M. Cornish _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Moonstorm](https://readinglist.school/book/moonstorm) by Yoon Ha Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Much Ado About Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/much-ado-about-nothing) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Nigeria Jones](https://readinglist.school/book/nigeria-jones) by Ibi Zoboi _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Nimona](https://readinglist.school/book/nimona) by ND Stevenson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Not Like Other Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/not-like-other-girls) by Meredith Adamo _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Once There Was](https://readinglist.school/book/once-there-was) by Kiyash Monsef _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Othello](https://readinglist.school/book/othello) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 10–12)_
- [Our Town](https://readinglist.school/book/our-town) by Thornton Wilder _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Paper Covers Rock](https://readinglist.school/book/paper-covers-rock) by Jenny Hubbard _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword](https://readinglist.school/book/peasprout-chen-future-legend-of-skate-and-sword) by Henry Lien _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions](https://readinglist.school/book/peasprout-chen-battle-of-champions) by Henry Lien _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Peeps](https://readinglist.school/book/peeps) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood](https://readinglist.school/book/persepolis) by Marjane Satrapi _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Piecing Me Together](https://readinglist.school/book/piecing-me-together) by Renée Watson _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Pride and Prejudice](https://readinglist.school/book/pride-and-prejudice) by Jane Austen _(1100L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://readinglist.school/book/purple-hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie _(920L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Railhead](https://readinglist.school/book/railhead) by Philip Reeve _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Railsea](https://readinglist.school/book/railsea) by China Miéville _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Rani Patel In Full Effect](https://readinglist.school/book/rani-patel-in-full-effect) by Sonia Patel _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Raybearer](https://readinglist.school/book/raybearer) by Jordan Ifueko _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Red Flags and Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/red-flags-and-butterflies) by Sheryl Azzam _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Redemptor (Raybearer Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/redemptor) by Jordan Ifueko _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Rez Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/rez-ball) by Byron Graves _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Riverland](https://readinglist.school/book/riverland) by Fran Wilde _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Rocks Fall Everyone Dies](https://readinglist.school/book/rocks-fall-everyone-dies) by Lindsay Ribar _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Root Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/root-magic) by Eden Royce _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Rose Under Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/rose-under-fire) by Elizabeth Wein _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion](https://readinglist.school/book/ruby-finley-vs-the-interstellar-invasion) by K. Tempest Bradford _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Saints and Misfits](https://readinglist.school/book/saints-and-misfits) by S. K. Ali _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Saints of the Household](https://readinglist.school/book/saints-of-the-household) by Ari Tison _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_
- [Salvage](https://readinglist.school/book/salvage) by Alexandra Duncan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Savvy](https://readinglist.school/book/savvy) by Ingrid Law _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy](https://readinglist.school/book/leviathan) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy](https://readinglist.school/book/behemoth) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12)_
- [September Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/september-girls) by Bennett Madison _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Seraphina](https://readinglist.school/book/seraphina) by Rachel Hartman _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Seriously Wicked](https://readinglist.school/book/seriously-wicked) by Tina Connolly _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Sex & Violence](https://readinglist.school/book/sex-violence) by Carrie Mesrobian _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Shadowshaper](https://readinglist.school/book/shadowshaper) by Daniel José Older _(Grades 5–12)_
- [She Is a Haunting](https://readinglist.school/book/she-is-a-haunting) by Trang Thanh Tran _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Ship Breaker](https://readinglist.school/book/ship-breaker) by Paolo Bacigalupi _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Shut Up, This Is Serious](https://readinglist.school/book/shut-up-this-is-serious) by Carolina Ixta _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Siberia](https://readinglist.school/book/siberia) by Ann Halam _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda) by Becky Albertalli _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Sister Mine](https://readinglist.school/book/sister-mine) by Nalo Hopkinson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Slaughterhouse-Five](https://readinglist.school/book/slaughterhouse-five) by Kurt Vonnegut _(850L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You](https://readinglist.school/book/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi _(1000L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Star Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/star-daughter) by Shveta Thakrar _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Starfish](https://readinglist.school/book/starfish) by Akemi Dawn Bowman _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Stormwitch](https://readinglist.school/book/stormwitch) by Susan Vaught _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender](https://readinglist.school/book/the-strange-and-beautiful-sorrows-of-ava-lavender) by Leslye Jo Anne Walton _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Summer of the Mariposas](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-mariposas) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Sunrise on the Reaping](https://readinglist.school/book/sunrise-on-the-reaping) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Surviving the City](https://readinglist.school/book/surviving-the-city) by Tasha Spillett _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Tell Me Something Real](https://readinglist.school/book/tell-me-something-real) by Calla Devlin _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Tess of the Road](https://readinglist.school/book/tess-of-the-road) by Rachel Hartman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Adoration of Jenna Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adoration-of-jenna-fox) by Mary E. Pearson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Amethyst Road](https://readinglist.school/book/the-amethyst-road) by Louise Spiegler _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Art of Starving](https://readinglist.school/book/the-art-of-starving) by Sam J. Miller _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I](https://readinglist.school/book/octavian-nothing-the-pox-party) by M. T. Anderson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Awakening](https://readinglist.school/book/the-awakening) by Kate Chopin _(960L · Grades 11–12)_
- [The Black Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/the-black-kids) by Christina Hammonds Reed _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Blood Years](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blood-years) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Blossom and the Firefly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blossom-and-the-firefly) by Sherri L. Smith _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Bluest Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bluest-eye) by Toni Morrison _(920L · Grades 11–12)_
- [The Boy at the End of the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-end-of-the-world) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Boy from Ilysies](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-from-ilysies) by Pearl North _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Candle and the Flame](https://readinglist.school/book/the-candle-and-the-flame) by Nafiza Azad _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Carnival at Bray](https://readinglist.school/book/the-carnival-at-bray) by Jessie Ann Foley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Coldest Girl in Coldtown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Collectors Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-collectors-stories) by A. S. King _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Color Purple](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-purple) by Alice Walker _(670L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Color of a Lie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-of-a-lie) by Kim Johnson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time](https://readinglist.school/book/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time) by Mark Haddon _(1090L · Grades 8–12)_
- [The Diviners Free Preview Edition (The First 11 Chapters)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diviners) by Libba Bray _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Everafter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-everafter) by Amy Huntley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Evil Wizard Smallbone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-evil-wizard-smallbone) by Delia Sherman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Field Guide to the North American Teenager](https://readinglist.school/book/the-field-guide-to-the-north-american-teenager) by Ben Philippe _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Freak Observer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-freak-observer) by Blythe Woolston _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Freedom Maze](https://readinglist.school/book/the-freedom-maze) by Delia Sherman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Ghost Job](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-job) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-circumnavigated-fairyland-in-a-ship-of-her-own-making) by Catherynne M. Valente _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-of-fire-and-thorns) by Rae Carson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-menagerie) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_
- [The Great Gatsby](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald _(1070L · Grades 10–12)_
- [The Handmaid's Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/the-handmaids-tale) by Margaret Atwood _(750L · Grades 11–12)_
- [The Hate U Give](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hate-u-give) by Angie Thomas _(590L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Hired Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hired-girl) by Laura Amy Schlitz _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Hotel Under the Sand](https://readinglist.school/book/hotel-under-the-sand) by Kage Baker _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Importance of Being Earnest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-importance-of-being-earnest) by Oscar Wilde _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Joy Luck Club](https://readinglist.school/book/the-joy-luck-club) by Amy Tan _(930L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The King of Attolia](https://readinglist.school/book/the-king-of-attolia) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Kite Runner](https://readinglist.school/book/the-kite-runner) by Khaled Hosseini _(840L · Grades 10–12)_
- [The Land](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-mildred-taylor) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lesbianas-guide-to-catholic-school) by Sonora Reyes _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-life-and-crimes-of-hoodie-rosen) by Isaac Blum _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler](https://readinglist.school/book/the-life-and-death-of-adolf-hitler) by James Cross Giblin _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Lion Hunters Novels](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-hunter) by Elizabeth Wein _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester](https://readinglist.school/book/the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester) by Maya MacGregor _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Mirrorwood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mirrorwood) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Miseducation of Cameron Post](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miseducation-of-cameron-post) by Emily Danforth _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Old Man and the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/the-old-man-and-the-sea) by Ernest Hemingway _(940L · Grades 8–12)_
- [The Poet Slave of Cuba](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-slave-of-cuba) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_
- [The River Between Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-river-between-us) by Richard Peck _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Running Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/the-running-dream) by Wendelin Van Draanen _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sacred-lies-of-minnow-bly) by Stephanie Oakes _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Scar Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scar-boys) by Len Vlahos _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Scarlet Letter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scarlet-letter) by Nathaniel Hawthorne _(1420L · Grades 10–12)_
- [The Scratch Daughters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scratch-daughters) by H.A. Clarke _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Secret Life of Bees](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-life-of-bees) by Sue Monk Kidd _(840L · Grades 9–11)_
- [The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel](https://readinglist.school/book/the-inn-at-the-amethyst-lantern) by J. Dianne Dotson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Serpent King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-serpent-king) by Jeff Zentner _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Smell of Other People's Houses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-smell-of-other-peoples-houses) by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Star-Touched Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-star-touched-queen) by Roshani Chokshi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Story of Owen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-story-of-owen-dragon-slayer-of-trondheim) by E. K. Johnston _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Summer Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-summer-prince) by Alaya Dawn Johnson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Summer of Bitter and Sweet](https://readinglist.school/book/the-summer-of-bitter-and-sweet) by Jen Ferguson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición](https://readinglist.school/book/the-surrender-tree) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Tempest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tempest) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Tequila Worm](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tequila-worm) by Viola Canales _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Things They Carried](https://readinglist.school/book/the-things-they-carried) by Tim O'Brien _(880L · Grades 11–12)_
- [The True Meaning of Smekday](https://readinglist.school/book/the-true-meaning-of-smekday) by Adam Rex _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The Twenty-One](https://readinglist.school/book/the-21-the-true-story-of-the-youth-who-sued-the-us-government-over-climate-chang) by Elizabeth Rusch _(Grades 6–12)_
- [The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B](https://readinglist.school/book/the-unlikely-hero-of-room-13b) by Teresa Toten _(Grades 8–12)_
- [The Weight of Feathers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-weight-of-feathers) by Anna-Marie McLemore _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The White Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/the-white-darkness) by Geraldine McCaughrean _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Wilderness of Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wilderness-of-girls) by Madeline Claire Franklin _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Words We Keep](https://readinglist.school/book/the-words-we-keep) by Erin Stewart _(Grades 8–12)_
- [The Words in My Hands](https://readinglist.school/book/the-words-in-my-hands) by Asphyxia _(Grades 8–12)_
- [The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/the-young-necromancers-guide-to-ghosts) by Vanessa Ricci-Thode _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Their Eyes Were Watching God](https://readinglist.school/book/their-eyes-were-watching-god) by Zora Neale Hurston _(1080L · Grades 10–12)_
- [There Will Come a Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/there-will-come-a-darkness) by Katy Rose Pool _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Things Fall Apart](https://readinglist.school/book/things-fall-apart) by Chinua Achebe _(890L · Grades 9–12)_
- [This Is My Brain in Love](https://readinglist.school/book/this-is-my-brain-in-love) by I. W. Gregorio _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Thornwood](https://readinglist.school/book/thornwood) by Leah Cypess _(Grades 5–12)_
- [To Shape a Dragon's Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/to-shape-a-dragons-breath) by Moniquill Blackgoose _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Torpedoed](https://readinglist.school/book/torpedoed-the-true-story-of-the-world-war-ii-sinking-of-the-childrens-ship) by Deborah Heiligman _(Grades 6–12)_
- [Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)](https://readinglist.school/book/killer-of-enemies) by Joseph Bruchac _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Twelfth Night](https://readinglist.school/book/twelfth-night) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_
- [Ultraviolet](https://readinglist.school/book/ultraviolet) by R.J. Anderson _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Under the Mesquite](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-mesquite) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy Book 3)](https://readinglist.school/book/unmade) by Sarah Rees Brennan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Updraft](https://readinglist.school/book/updraft) by Fran Wilde _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Valiant](https://readinglist.school/book/valiant-a-modern-tale-of-faerie) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things](https://readinglist.school/book/vampires-hearts-other-dead-things) by Margie Fuston _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Vessel](https://readinglist.school/book/vessel) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Victories Greater Than Death](https://readinglist.school/book/victories-greater-than-death) by Charlie Jane Anders _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Vintage](https://readinglist.school/book/vintage-a-ghost-story) by Steve Berman _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Wake the Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/wake-the-bones) by Elizabeth Kilcoyne _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Want](https://readinglist.school/book/want) by Cindy Pon _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Warrior Girl Unearthed](https://readinglist.school/book/warrior-girl-unearthed) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [We Are Okay](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-okay) by Nina LaCour _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Weave a Circle Round](https://readinglist.school/book/weave-a-circle-round) by Kari Maaren _(Grades 5–12)_
- [What Beauty There Is](https://readinglist.school/book/what-beauty-there-is) by Cory Anderson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [What Girls Are Made Of](https://readinglist.school/book/what-girls-are-made-of) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 9–12)_
- [What I Saw and How I Lied](https://readinglist.school/book/what-i-saw-and-how-i-lied) by Judy Blundell _(Grades 9–12)_
- [What the Night Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/what-the-night-sings) by Vesper Stamper _(Grades 9–12)_
- [When We Collided](https://readinglist.school/book/when-we-collided) by Emery Lord _(Grades 9–12)_
- [When We Wake](https://readinglist.school/book/when-we-wake) by Karen Healey _(Grades 5–12)_
- [When You Look Like Us](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-look-like-us) by Pamela N. Harris _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Where Things Come Back](https://readinglist.school/book/where-things-come-back) by John Corey Whaley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [White Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/white-cat) by Holly Black _(Grades 5–12)_
- [White Lies](https://readinglist.school/book/white-lies-how-the-south-lost-the-civil-war-then-rewrote-the-history) by Ann Bausum _(Grades 6–12)_
- [Wonder Show](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder-show) by Hannah Rodgers Barnaby _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Woven in Moonlight](https://readinglist.school/book/woven-in-moonlight) by Isabel Ibañez _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/yaqui-delgado-wants-to-kick-your-ass) by Meg Medina _(Grades 9–12)_
- [You and Me on Repeat](https://readinglist.school/book/you-and-me-on-repeat) by Mary Shyne _(Grades 9–12)_
- [You're Welcome, Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/youre-welcome-universe) by Whitney Gardner _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Zeroboxer](https://readinglist.school/book/zeroboxer) by Fonda Lee _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Zoe's Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/zoes-tale) by John Scalzi _(Grades 5–12)_

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