# Books about behavior assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/behavior
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore behavior

- [Carl Deuker](https://readinglist.school/author/carl-deuker)
- [David Shannon](https://readinglist.school/author/david-shannon)
- [Harry Allard](https://readinglist.school/author/harry-allard)
- [Johanna Hurwitz](https://readinglist.school/author/johanna-hurwitz)

## behavior canon

- [Bad Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/bad-kitty) by Nick Bruel _(Grades K–3)_
- [Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days](https://readinglist.school/book/be-a-perfect-person-in-just-three-days) by Stephen Manes _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/class-clown) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Copycat](https://readinglist.school/book/copycat) by Ruth Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [Lulu's Mysterious Mission](https://readinglist.school/book/lulus-mysterious-mission) by Judith Viorst _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Miss Nelson Is Missing](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-nelson-is-missing) by Harry Allard _(Grades K–3)_
- [Night Hoops](https://readinglist.school/book/night-hoops) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–9)_
- [No David!](https://readinglist.school/book/no-david) by David Shannon _(Grades K–3)_
- [Shoeshine Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/shoeshine-girl) by Clyde Robert Bulla _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Tacky the Penguin](https://readinglist.school/book/tacky-the-penguin) by Lester, Helen. _(Grades K–3)_

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