1920s books assigned in 5th grade
US schools assign 11 books written in the 1920s to 5th grade students, spanning 490L–490L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Most widely assigned from the 1920s
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner · on 2 reading lists
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- Titles
- 11
- Written
- 1920–1929
- Lexile range
- 490L–490L
- States assigning
- 1
The list — 1920s, 5th grade
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Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The HunterDhan Gopal Mukerji
Hitty Her First Hundred YearsRachel Field
Roller SkatesRuth Sawyer
Shen of the SeaArthur Bowie Chrisman
Smoky the CowhorseWill James
Tales from Silver LandsCharles J. Finger
The Boxcar ChildrenGertrude Chandler Warner · 490L
The Dark FrigateHawes C.
The Story of MankindHendrik Willem van Loon
The Trumpeter of KrakowEric P (Eric Philbrook) Kelly
The Voyages of Doctor DolittleHugh Lofting
Most-assigned 1920s authors in 5th grade
Common questions
- How many 1920s books are assigned in 5th grade?
- 11 books written between 1920 and 1929 appear on 5th grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- What Lexile range do these 1920s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1920s titles assigned in 5th grade run from 490L to 490L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.