# Books about father-son relationships assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 590L–840L
**Grade span:** 9–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/father-son-relationships
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## father-son relationships canon

- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Night](https://readinglist.school/book/night) by Elie Wiesel _(590L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Kite Runner](https://readinglist.school/book/the-kite-runner) by Khaled Hosseini _(840L · Grades 10–12)_

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