# Books about brothers assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/brothers
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore brothers

- [Crystal Allen](https://readinglist.school/author/crystal-allen)
- [Eve Bunting](https://readinglist.school/author/eve-bunting)
- [Judy Blume](https://readinglist.school/author/judy-blume)
- [M. E. Kerr](https://readinglist.school/author/m-e-kerr)
- [Neal Shusterman](https://readinglist.school/author/neal-shusterman)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)
- [Willo Davis Roberts](https://readinglist.school/author/willo-davis-roberts)

## brothers canon

- [12 Again](https://readinglist.school/book/12-again) by Sue Corbett _(Grades 6–8)_
- [7 X 9 = Trouble](https://readinglist.school/book/7-x-9-trouble) by Claudia Mills _(Grades 3–5)_
- [A Sudden Silence](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sudden-silence) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Athlete vs. Mathlete](https://readinglist.school/book/athlete-vs-mathlete) by W. C. Mack _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Between Two Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/between-two-brothers) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Breaking Boxes](https://readinglist.school/book/breaking-boxes) by A. M. Jenkins _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Don’t Touch My Room](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-touch-my-room) by Patricia Lakin _(Grades K–3)_
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Full Tilt](https://readinglist.school/book/full-tilt) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 9–12)_
- [My Horrible Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/my-horrible-secret) by Stephen Roos _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Night Kites](https://readinglist.school/book/night-kites) by M. E. Kerr _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Scared Stiff](https://readinglist.school/book/scared-stiff) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Tangerine](https://readinglist.school/book/tangerine) by Edward Bloor _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus](https://readinglist.school/book/ten-rules-you-absolutely-must-not-break-if-you-want-to-survive-the-school-bus) by John Grandits _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Boys Start the War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boys-start-the-war) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–8)_
- [When](https://readinglist.school/book/when) by Laurie McBain _(Grades 6–8)_
- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_

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