# Books about monsters assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/monsters
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore monsters

- [Adam Rex](https://readinglist.school/author/adam-rex)
- [Jackie French Koller](https://readinglist.school/author/jackie-french-koller)
- [Paul Zindel](https://readinglist.school/author/paul-zindel)

## monsters canon

- [Even Monsters Need Haircuts](https://readinglist.school/book/even-monsters-need-haircuts) by Matthew McElligott _(Grades K–3)_
- [Frankenstein Takes the Cake](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein-takes-the-cake) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Loch](https://readinglist.school/book/loch) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 3–8)_
- [No Such Thing](https://readinglist.school/book/no-such-thing) by Jackie French Koller _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Last Kids on Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-kids-on-earth) by Max Brallier _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Monster Who Ate My Peas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-monster-who-ate-my-peas) by Danny Schnitzlein _(Grades K–3)_

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