# Books about intelligence assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 700L–1000L
**Grade span:** 3–11
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/intelligence
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore intelligence

- [Roald Dahl](https://readinglist.school/author/roald-dahl)
- [Sharon M. Draper](https://readinglist.school/author/sharon-m-draper)

## intelligence canon

- [Flowers for Algernon](https://readinglist.school/book/flowers-for-algernon) by Daniel Keyes _(910L · Grades 8–11)_
- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Phantom Tollbooth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-phantom-tollbooth) by Norton Juster _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_

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