# Books about words assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/words
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore words

- [Kwame Alexander](https://readinglist.school/author/kwame-alexander)

## words canon

- [Booked](https://readinglist.school/book/booked) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/final-word) by Janet Sumner Johnson _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Posted](https://readinglist.school/book/posted) by John David Anderson _(Grades 6–9)_

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