# Books about betrayal assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 9–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/betrayal
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## Authors who explore betrayal

- [William Shakespeare](https://readinglist.school/author/william-shakespeare) (3 books)

## betrayal canon

- [Julius Caesar](https://readinglist.school/book/julius-caesar) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–11)_
- [King Lear](https://readinglist.school/book/king-lear) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Othello](https://readinglist.school/book/othello) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 10–12)_

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