# Books about responsibility assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 430L–860L
**Grade span:** K–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/responsibility
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore responsibility

- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Dr. Seuss](https://readinglist.school/author/dr-seuss)

## responsibility canon

- [Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-trouble) by Kristin Varner _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Cat in the Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-in-the-hat) by Dr. Seuss _(430L · Grades K–2)_
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Mouse and the Motorcycle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mouse-and-the-motorcycle) by Beverly Cleary _(860L · Grades 2–4)_
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_
- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_

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