IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature
IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature references 0 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.
IB DP Language & Literature course. Prescribed Reading List published by IB.
Primary source: www.ibo.org
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IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature does not prescribe a fixed book list
This framework sets skills, themes and assessment objectives rather than naming required titles, so schools and teachers choose their own texts. That is why this page lists no books: we cite assignments to a primary source document, and inventing titles for a course that never published any would make the citation meaningless.
Reading lists that do name titles
- IB Diploma Programme — English A: Literature — 7 books
- Golden Kite Award — 178 books
- Boston Globe–Horn Book Award — 145 books
- Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction — 129 books
- Common Core State Standards (ELA) — 124 books
- Newbery Medal — 99 books
- Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — 96 books
- Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) — 90 books
About the IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a two-year pre-university curriculum for ages 16-19, taught at over 3,500 schools in more than 150 countries. The IB English courses — Language A: Literature; Language A: Language and Literature; and Language A: Literature and Performance — each prescribe study by literary period, region, and genre rather than a single fixed text list.
Each IB English course requires students to study texts from at least three of four literary forms (prose: fiction; prose: non-fiction; poetry; drama), across at least three time periods, and across at least three places. The IB publishes a 'Prescribed Reading List' (PRL) — a multi-thousand-title pool from which teachers select the actual classroom texts. The pool is updated periodically and varies by language (English, Spanish, French, etc.).
Students complete a Higher Level (HL) Essay, an Individual Oral (IO), and external Papers 1 and 2. Reading lists on this page that cite IB courses pull from the current English-A PRL plus the most-frequently-selected titles reported by IB Diploma Programme schools.
External references: IB Diploma Programme — Language A
How to use this IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature reading list
The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature— either through the framework’s own published documentation, through audited classroom syllabi citing the framework, or through US state and district curriculum guides that map their reading expectations to it. Each book’s detail page links the specific primary source so parents, teachers, and students can verify the citation and locate the official document.
Reading lists evolve. IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature citations on ReadingList are reviewed on a rolling basis as primary sources publish updates. If you teach or learn under this framework and a title on this page is no longer used (or you know of one that should appear), the ReadingList methodology page explains how to submit a correction with a citation.
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Frequently asked questions
What books does IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature include?
IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature does not prescribe a fixed book list — the framework defines skills, themes and assessment objectives, and schools choose their own texts. ReadingList only lists titles it can cite to a primary source document, so this page names none.
What grades does IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature cover?
IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature is a ib curriculum spanning applicable K-12 grade levels via the standards framework. Browse by grade using the grade-filter links on this page or visit /grade for the full grade index across all curricula.
Where does IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature data come from?
Primary source: www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.
Is IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature required reading?
IB Diploma Programme — English A: Language & Literature provides exam-syllabus references — required for students sitting the exam. Always check with your school's English department for the specific required vs recommended list at your grade level.
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