# Books about family secrets assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 770L–770L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/family-secrets
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore family secrets

- [Jennifer L. Holm](https://readinglist.school/author/jennifer-l-holm)
- [Natalie Babbitt](https://readinglist.school/author/natalie-babbitt)
- [Robert Cormier](https://readinglist.school/author/robert-cormier)

## family secrets canon

- [I Am the Cheese](https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-the-cheese) by Robert Cormier _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Sunny Side Up](https://readinglist.school/book/sunny-side-up) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Tuck Everlasting](https://readinglist.school/book/tuck-everlasting) by Natalie Babbitt _(770L · Grades 4–7)_

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