# Books about music assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 610L–780L
**Grade span:** 3–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/music
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore music

- [Jordan Sonnenblick](https://readinglist.school/author/jordan-sonnenblick)
- [Pam Muñoz Ryan](https://readinglist.school/author/pam-mu-oz-ryan)
- [Sharon M. Draper](https://readinglist.school/author/sharon-m-draper)

## music canon

- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_
- [The Cricket in Times Square](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cricket-in-times-square) by George Selden _(780L · Grades 3–5)_

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