# Books about cats, fiction assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/cats-fiction
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## Authors who explore cats, fiction

- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)

## cats, fiction canon

- [Cat Secrets](https://readinglist.school/book/cat-secrets) by Jef Czekaj _(Grades K–3)_
- [High-Wire Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/high-wire-henry) by Mary Calhoun _(Grades K–3)_
- [Socks](https://readinglist.school/book/socks) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Sparks!](https://readinglist.school/book/sparks) by Ian Boothby _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Grand Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grand-escape) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Titanicat](https://readinglist.school/book/titanicat) by Marty Crisp _(Grades K–3)_
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_

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