# Books about greed assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 1010L–1010L
**Grade span:** K–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/greed
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore greed

- [Janet Stevens](https://readinglist.school/author/janet-stevens)
- [John Steinbeck](https://readinglist.school/author/john-steinbeck)
- [Margaret Mahy](https://readinglist.school/author/margaret-mahy)

## greed canon

- [The Great Fuzz Frenzy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-fuzz-frenzy) by Janet Stevens _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Great White Man-Eating Shark](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-white-man-eating-shark) by Margaret Mahy _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Pearl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pearl) by John Steinbeck _(1010L · Grades 6–9)_
- [The Talking Eggs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-talking-eggs) by Robert D. San Souci _(Grades K–3)_

---

_Generated from primary-source citations indexed on ReadingList.school. JSON API: https://readinglist.school/api/theme/greed · HTML view: https://readinglist.school/theme/greed._