# Books about neighbors assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/neighbors
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore neighbors

- [Mary Downing Hahn](https://readinglist.school/author/mary-downing-hahn)
- [Richard Peck](https://readinglist.school/author/richard-peck)
- [Willo Davis Roberts](https://readinglist.school/author/willo-davis-roberts)

## neighbors canon

- [A Season of Gifts](https://readinglist.school/book/a-season-of-gifts) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Backlash](https://readinglist.school/book/backlash) by Sarah Darer Littman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Closed for the Season](https://readinglist.school/book/closed-for-the-season) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Hostage](https://readinglist.school/book/hostage) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8)_

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