# Books about compassion assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 870L–870L
**Grade span:** 3–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/compassion
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore compassion

- [Gary D. Schmidt](https://readinglist.school/author/gary-d-schmidt)

## compassion canon

- [A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-plate-of-hope) by Erin Frankel _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Orbiting Jupiter](https://readinglist.school/book/orbiting-jupiter) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 7–10)_
- [The Hundred Dresses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hundred-dresses) by Eleanor Estes _(870L · Grades 3–5)_

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