# Books about resistance assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 670L–1080L
**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/resistance
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore resistance

- [Lois Lowry](https://readinglist.school/author/lois-lowry)
- [Margaret Peterson Haddix](https://readinglist.school/author/margaret-peterson-haddix)

## resistance canon

- [Among the Hidden](https://readinglist.school/book/among-the-hidden) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave](https://readinglist.school/book/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass) by Frederick Douglass _(1080L · Grades 8–12)_
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_

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