# Books about conduct of life assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/conduct-of-life
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore conduct of life

- [Jerry Spinelli](https://readinglist.school/author/jerry-spinelli) (2 books)
- [Ann Brashares](https://readinglist.school/author/ann-brashares)
- [Brian Selznick](https://readinglist.school/author/brian-selznick)
- [Chris Crutcher](https://readinglist.school/author/chris-crutcher)
- [David Shannon](https://readinglist.school/author/david-shannon)
- [Jack Canfield](https://readinglist.school/author/jack-canfield)
- [Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://readinglist.school/author/margaret-peterson-haddix)
- [Wendelin Van Draanen](https://readinglist.school/author/wendelin-van-draanen)

## conduct of life canon

- [All We Have Left](https://readinglist.school/book/all-we-have-left) by Wendy Mills _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/chicken-soup-for-the-teenage-soul) by Jack Canfield _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Crash](https://readinglist.school/book/crash) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Flipped](https://readinglist.school/book/flipped) by Wendelin Van Draanen _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Fourth Grade Rats](https://readinglist.school/book/fourth-grade-rats) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Lulu's Mysterious Mission](https://readinglist.school/book/lulus-mysterious-mission) by Judith Viorst _(Grades 2–8)_
- [No David!](https://readinglist.school/book/no-david) by David Shannon _(Grades K–3)_
- [Red Kayak](https://readinglist.school/book/red-kayak) by Priscilla Cummings _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Say What?](https://readinglist.school/book/say-what) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes](https://readinglist.school/book/staying-fat-for-sarah-byrnes) by Chris Crutcher _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Gollywhopper Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gollywhopper-games) by Jody Feldman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Houdini Box](https://readinglist.school/book/the-houdini-box) by Brian Selznick _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Second Summer of the Sisterhood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-second-summer-of-the-sisterhood) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 9–12)_

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