# Books about determination assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 550L–920L
**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/determination
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore determination

- [Linda Sue Park](https://readinglist.school/author/linda-sue-park)

## determination canon

- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Mr. Popper's Penguins](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-poppers-penguins) by Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater _(910L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Stone Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/stone-fox) by John Reynolds Gardiner _(550L · Grades 3–5)_

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