# Books about revenge assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 720L–720L
**Grade span:** 7–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/revenge
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore revenge

- [Jason Reynolds](https://readinglist.school/author/jason-reynolds)
- [William Shakespeare](https://readinglist.school/author/william-shakespeare)

## revenge canon

- [Hamlet](https://readinglist.school/book/hamlet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Steelheart](https://readinglist.school/book/steelheart) by Brandon Sanderson _(Grades 7–12)_

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