# Books about cats assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 2–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/cats
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore cats

- [Anne Fine](https://readinglist.school/author/anne-fine)
- [Peg Kehret](https://readinglist.school/author/peg-kehret)

## cats canon

- [The Diary of a Killer Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-killer-cat) by Anne Fine _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Forbidden Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-library) by Django Wexler _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Stranger Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger-next-door) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8)_

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