# Books about school stories assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/school-stories
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore school stories

- [Barthe DeClements](https://readinglist.school/author/barthe-declements)
- [Gordon Korman](https://readinglist.school/author/gordon-korman)
- [Jerry Spinelli](https://readinglist.school/author/jerry-spinelli)

## school stories canon

- [Fourth Grade Rats](https://readinglist.school/book/fourth-grade-rats) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Schooled](https://readinglist.school/book/schooled) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You](https://readinglist.school/book/sixth-grade-can-really-kill-you) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–8)_

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