# Books about hope assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 560L–1080L
**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/hope
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore hope

- [Crystal Allen](https://readinglist.school/author/crystal-allen)
- [Dan Gemeinhart](https://readinglist.school/author/dan-gemeinhart)
- [Gennifer Choldenko](https://readinglist.school/author/gennifer-choldenko)
- [Linda Sue Park](https://readinglist.school/author/linda-sue-park)
- [Ruta Sepetys](https://readinglist.school/author/ruta-sepetys)
- [Victoria Jamieson](https://readinglist.school/author/victoria-jamieson)

## hope canon

- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Between Two Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/between-two-brothers) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_
- [The Diary of a Young Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-young-girl) by Anne Frank _(1080L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Honest Truth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honest-truth) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_
- [The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tenth-mistake-of-hank-hooperman) by Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 6–9)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_

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