# Books about grandmothers assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/grandmothers
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore grandmothers

- [Elaine Marie Alphin](https://readinglist.school/author/elaine-marie-alphin)
- [George Ella Lyon](https://readinglist.school/author/george-ella-lyon)

## grandmothers canon

- [Basket](https://readinglist.school/book/basket) by George Ella Lyon _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fire on the Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/fire-on-the-mountain) by Anita Desai _(Grades 9–10)_
- [Ghost Cadet](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-cadet) by Elaine Marie Alphin _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Raft](https://readinglist.school/book/the-raft) by Jim LaMarche _(Grades 2–3)_

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