# Books about community assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 590L–870L
**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/community
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore community

- [Barb Rosenstock](https://readinglist.school/author/barb-rosenstock)
- [Gary D. Schmidt](https://readinglist.school/author/gary-d-schmidt)
- [Jason Reynolds](https://readinglist.school/author/jason-reynolds)
- [Katherine Applegate](https://readinglist.school/author/katherine-applegate)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)
- [Toni Morrison](https://readinglist.school/author/toni-morrison)

## community canon

- [Beloved](https://readinglist.school/book/beloved) by Toni Morrison _(870L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Look Both Ways](https://readinglist.school/book/look-both-ways) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Night in the City](https://readinglist.school/book/night-in-the-city) by Julie Downing _(Grades K–2)_
- [Our Town](https://readinglist.school/book/our-town) by Thornton Wilder _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/picture-purrfect-bodega-cats) by Hilda Eunice Burgos _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Saving Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Thank a Farmer](https://readinglist.school/book/thank-a-farmer) by Maria Gianferrari _(Grades K–2)_
- [The Labors of Hercules Beal](https://readinglist.school/book/the-labors-of-hercules-beal) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Mystery of the Monarchs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mystery-of-the-monarchs) by Barb Rosenstock _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street](https://readinglist.school/book/the-vanderbeekers-of-141st-street) by Karina Yan Glaser _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Wishtree](https://readinglist.school/book/wishtree) by Katherine Applegate _(590L · Grades 3–6)_
- [You Are Here: Connecting Flights](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-here-connecting-flights) by Ellen Oh _(Grades 3–6)_

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