# Books about community assigned in US schools

**3** 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:** 3–12
**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

- [Katherine Applegate](https://readinglist.school/author/katherine-applegate)
- [Toni Morrison](https://readinglist.school/author/toni-morrison)

## community canon

- [Beloved](https://readinglist.school/book/beloved) by Toni Morrison _(870L · Grades 11–12)_
- [Our Town](https://readinglist.school/book/our-town) by Thornton Wilder _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Wishtree](https://readinglist.school/book/wishtree) by Katherine Applegate _(590L · Grades 3–6)_

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_Generated from primary-source citations indexed on ReadingList.school. JSON API: https://readinglist.school/api/theme/community · HTML view: https://readinglist.school/theme/community._