# Books about anxiety assigned in US schools

**4** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _anxiety_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 4–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/anxiety
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore anxiety

- [Raina Telgemeier](https://readinglist.school/author/raina-telgemeier)
- [Rob Harrell](https://readinglist.school/author/rob-harrell)

## anxiety canon

- [Guts](https://readinglist.school/book/guts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Operation Final Notice](https://readinglist.school/book/operation-final-notice) by Matthew Landis _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Popcorn](https://readinglist.school/book/popcorn-harrell) by Rob Harrell _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Roll for Initiative](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-for-initiative) by Jaime Formato _(Grades 4–8)_

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