# Books about violence assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 720L–750L
**Grade span:** 7–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/violence
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore violence

- [Gail Giles](https://readinglist.school/author/gail-giles)
- [Jason Reynolds](https://readinglist.school/author/jason-reynolds)
- [S.E. Hinton](https://readinglist.school/author/se-hinton)

## violence canon

- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Shattering Glass](https://readinglist.school/book/shattering-glass) by Gail Giles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_

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