# Books about code-switching assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 590L–600L
**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/code-switching
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## code-switching canon

- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Hate U Give](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hate-u-give) by Angie Thomas _(590L · Grades 9–12)_

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