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Texas school reading list

Books referenced by the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). Source: tea.texas.gov.

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12 books referenced

Animal Farm
George Orwell · 1170L
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 890L
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen · 1020L
Lord of the Flies
William Golding · 770L
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck · 630L
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
The Giver
Lois Lowry · 760L
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros · 870L
The Odyssey
Homer
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton · 750L
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · 870L
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls · 700L

State-level reading references are sourced from published state departments of education. National references (Common Core exemplars, AP, IB) apply on top of state standards and appear on each book’s detail page.

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Data sourced from state departments of education, Common Core exemplar lists, AP Central, IB Organization, Cambridge International, and Open Library. Last verified per page.