# Books about diaries assigned in US schools

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

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

## Authors who explore diaries

- [Keith Robertson](https://readinglist.school/author/keith-robertson) (2 books)
- [Louise Rennison](https://readinglist.school/author/louise-rennison) (2 books)
- [Anne Fine](https://readinglist.school/author/anne-fine)
- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Cynthia C. DeFelice](https://readinglist.school/author/cynthia-c-defelice)
- [Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://readinglist.school/author/margaret-peterson-haddix)

## diaries canon

- [Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging](https://readinglist.school/book/angus-thongs-and-full-frontal-snogging) by Louise Rennison _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Ava and Pip](https://readinglist.school/book/ava-and-pip) by Carol Weston _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Breathing Underwater](https://readinglist.school/book/breathing-underwater) by Alex Flinn _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Diary of a Wombat](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wombat) by Jackie French _(Grades K–3)_
- [Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-you-dare-read-this-mrs-dunphrey) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Henry Reed's Babysitting Service](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-reeds-babysitting-service) by Keith Robertson _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Henry Reed, Inc.](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-reed-inc) by Keith Robertson _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas](https://readinglist.school/book/knocked-out-by-nunga-nungas) by Louise Rennison _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Strider](https://readinglist.school/book/strider) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Tangerine](https://readinglist.school/book/tangerine) by Edward Bloor _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Diary of a Killer Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-killer-cat) by Anne Fine _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_

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