# Books about prejudice assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 820L–850L
**Grade span:** 4–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/prejudice
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice
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## prejudice canon

- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Witch of Blackbird Pond](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witch-of-blackbird-pond) by Elizabeth George Speare _(850L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_

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