# Books about dogs, fiction assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–6
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/dogs-fiction
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## Authors who explore dogs, fiction

- [Betsy Cromer Byars](https://readinglist.school/author/betsy-cromer-byars)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)

## dogs, fiction canon

- [Big Ben](https://readinglist.school/book/big-ben) by David Harry Walker _(Grades 4–6)_
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_

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