# Books about refugees assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 560L–800L
**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/refugees
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore refugees

- [Alan Gratz](https://readinglist.school/author/alan-gratz)
- [Ruta Sepetys](https://readinglist.school/author/ruta-sepetys)
- [Victoria Jamieson](https://readinglist.school/author/victoria-jamieson)

## refugees canon

- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8)_
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_

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