# Books about fantasy assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 2–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/fantasy
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore fantasy

- [Eoin Colfer](https://readinglist.school/author/eoin-colfer)

## fantasy canon

- [A Game of Noctis](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-noctis) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Amir and the Jinn Princess](https://readinglist.school/book/amir-and-the-jinn-princess) by M. T. Khan _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Beanie the Bansheenie](https://readinglist.school/book/beanie-the-bansheenie) by Eoin Colfer _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-guardian-test) by Christina Soontornvat _(Grades 2–5)_
- [The Last Bloodcarver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-bloodcarver) by Vanessa Le _(Grades 7–8)_

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