# Books about war assigned in US schools

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

**Lexile range:** 560L–920L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/war
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore war

- [Tui T. Sutherland](https://readinglist.school/author/tui-t-sutherland) (3 books)
- [Alan Gratz](https://readinglist.school/author/alan-gratz)
- [Kimberly Brubaker Bradley](https://readinglist.school/author/kimberly-brubaker-bradley)
- [Linda Sue Park](https://readinglist.school/author/linda-sue-park)
- [Pam Muñoz Ryan](https://readinglist.school/author/pam-mu-oz-ryan)
- [Ruta Sepetys](https://readinglist.school/author/ruta-sepetys)
- [Sara Pennypacker](https://readinglist.school/author/sara-pennypacker)
- [Steve Sheinkin](https://readinglist.school/author/steve-sheinkin)

## war canon

- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_
- [All Quiet on the Western Front](https://readinglist.school/book/all-quiet-on-the-western-front) by Erich Maria Remarque _(830L · Grades 9–12)_
- [Allies](https://readinglist.school/book/allies) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 5–9)_
- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9)_
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_
- [Pax](https://readinglist.school/book/pax) by Sara Pennypacker _(760L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood](https://readinglist.school/book/persepolis) by Marjane Satrapi _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_
- [The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Hidden Kingdom](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-hidden-kingdom) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Things They Carried](https://readinglist.school/book/the-things-they-carried) by Tim O'Brien _(880L · Grades 11–12)_
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(720L · Grades 3–7)_

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