# Books about voice and silence assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 690L–1080L
**Grade span:** 8–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/voice-and-silence
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore voice and silence

- [Laurie Halse Anderson](https://readinglist.school/author/laurie-halse-anderson)

## voice and silence canon

- [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings) by Maya Angelou _(1070L · Grades 10–12)_
- [Speak](https://readinglist.school/book/speak) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(690L · Grades 8–10)_
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_
- [Their Eyes Were Watching God](https://readinglist.school/book/their-eyes-were-watching-god) by Zora Neale Hurston _(1080L · Grades 10–12)_

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