# Books about empathy assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 570L–800L
**Grade span:** 3–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/empathy
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore empathy

- [Alan Gratz](https://readinglist.school/author/alan-gratz)
- [Katherine Applegate](https://readinglist.school/author/katherine-applegate)
- [R.J. Palacio](https://readinglist.school/author/rj-palacio)
- [Sally J. Pla](https://readinglist.school/author/sally-j-pla)

## empathy canon

- [Invisible Isabel](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-isabel) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_
- [The Boy at the Back of the Class](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class) by Onjali Q. Raúf _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) by Katherine Applegate _(570L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_

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