# Books about loyalty assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 680L–1150L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/loyalty
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore loyalty

- [Charles Dickens](https://readinglist.school/author/charles-dickens)
- [E.B. White](https://readinglist.school/author/eb-white)
- [Jennifer A. Nielsen](https://readinglist.school/author/jennifer-a-nielsen)
- [Laurie Halse Anderson](https://readinglist.school/author/laurie-halse-anderson)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)
- [Sara Pennypacker](https://readinglist.school/author/sara-pennypacker)
- [Sophocles](https://readinglist.school/author/sophocles)
- [Tui T. Sutherland](https://readinglist.school/author/tui-t-sutherland)

## loyalty canon

- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_
- [Charlotte's Web](https://readinglist.school/book/charlottes-web) by E.B. White _(680L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Julius Caesar](https://readinglist.school/book/julius-caesar) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–11)_
- [Legend](https://readinglist.school/book/legend-marie-lu) by Marie Lu _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Nimbus](https://readinglist.school/book/nimbus) by Jan Eldredge _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Pax](https://readinglist.school/book/pax) by Sara Pennypacker _(760L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Saving Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The False Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-false-prince) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–9)_
- [The Hidden Kingdom](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-hidden-kingdom) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Odyssey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-odyssey) by Homer _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_

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