# Books about justice assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 360L–1130L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/justice
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore justice

- [Jewell Parker Rhodes](https://readinglist.school/author/jewell-parker-rhodes) (2 books)
- [Sophocles](https://readinglist.school/author/sophocles) (2 books)
- [Ben Mikaelsen](https://readinglist.school/author/ben-mikaelsen)
- [Candace Fleming](https://readinglist.school/author/candace-fleming)
- [Gordon Korman](https://readinglist.school/author/gordon-korman)
- [Joanna Ho](https://readinglist.school/author/joanna-ho)
- [Louis Sachar](https://readinglist.school/author/louis-sachar)
- [Neal Shusterman](https://readinglist.school/author/neal-shusterman)

## justice canon

- [Amal Unbound](https://readinglist.school/book/amal-unbound) by Aisha Saeed _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Legend](https://readinglist.school/book/legend-marie-lu) by Marie Lu _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Murder Among Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/murder-among-friends) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Agathas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-agathas) by Kathleen Glasgow _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Parker Inheritance](https://readinglist.school/book/the-parker-inheritance) by Varian Johnson _(610L · Grades 6–8)_
- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Westing Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-westing-game) by Ellen Raskin _(750L · Grades 5–7)_
- [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/to-kill-a-mockingbird) by Harper Lee _(870L · Grades 7–10)_
- [Touching Spirit Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/touching-spirit-bear) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12)_

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