# Books about mortality assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 680L–880L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/mortality
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore mortality

- [E.B. White](https://readinglist.school/author/eb-white)
- [William Shakespeare](https://readinglist.school/author/william-shakespeare)

## mortality canon

- [Charlotte's Web](https://readinglist.school/book/charlottes-web) by E.B. White _(680L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Hamlet](https://readinglist.school/book/hamlet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Our Town](https://readinglist.school/book/our-town) by Thornton Wilder _(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 Things They Carried](https://readinglist.school/book/the-things-they-carried) by Tim O'Brien _(880L · Grades 11–12)_

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