# Books about storytelling assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 830L–880L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/storytelling
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore storytelling

- [Justina Ireland](https://readinglist.school/author/justina-ireland)

## storytelling canon

- [Life of Pi](https://readinglist.school/book/life-of-pi) by Yann Martel _(830L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-cabin-23-the-boo-hag-flex) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Things They Carried](https://readinglist.school/book/the-things-they-carried) by Tim O'Brien _(880L · Grades 11–12)_

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