# Books about fear assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/fear
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore fear

- [Adam Rex](https://readinglist.school/author/adam-rex)
- [Justina Ireland](https://readinglist.school/author/justina-ireland)
- [Paul Zindel](https://readinglist.school/author/paul-zindel)

## fear canon

- [Are You Scared, Darth Vader?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-scared-darth-vader) by Adam Rex _(Grades K–3)_
- [Go Away, Big Green Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/go-away-big-green-monster) by Ed Emberley _(Grades K–3)_
- [It Came from the Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/it-came-from-the-trees) by Ally Russell _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Scaredy Squirrel](https://readinglist.school/book/scaredy-squirrel) by Melanie Watt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-cabin-23-the-boo-hag-flex) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Cursed Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cursed-moon) by Angela Cervantes _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Doom Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-doom-stone) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 6–9)_
- [The Ghost of Graylock](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-graylock) by Dan Poblocki _(Grades 5–8)_
- [White Water](https://readinglist.school/book/white-water) by P. J. Petersen _(Grades 4–8)_

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