# Books about love assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 530L–1080L
**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/love
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore love

- [William Shakespeare](https://readinglist.school/author/william-shakespeare) (3 books)

## love canon

- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/a-midsummer-nights-dream) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Jane Eyre](https://readinglist.school/book/jane-eyre) by Charlotte Brontë _(890L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Much Ado About Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/much-ado-about-nothing) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Giving Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giving-tree) by Shel Silverstein _(530L · Grades K–5)_
- [Their Eyes Were Watching God](https://readinglist.school/book/their-eyes-were-watching-god) by Zora Neale Hurston _(1080L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Twelfth Night](https://readinglist.school/book/twelfth-night) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_

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