# Books about social class assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 1150L–1150L
**Grade span:** 9–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/social-class
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore social class

- [Charles Dickens](https://readinglist.school/author/charles-dickens)
- [Tennessee Williams](https://readinglist.school/author/tennessee-williams)

## social class canon

- [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://readinglist.school/book/a-streetcar-named-desire) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Importance of Being Earnest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-importance-of-being-earnest) by Oscar Wilde _(Grades 9–12)_

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