# Books about Great Depression assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 630L–750L
**Grade span:** 4–11
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/great-depression
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore Great Depression

- [John Steinbeck](https://readinglist.school/author/john-steinbeck)

## Great Depression canon

- [Esperanza Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/esperanza-rising) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(750L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Of Mice and Men](https://readinglist.school/book/of-mice-and-men) by John Steinbeck _(630L · Grades 8–11)_
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_

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