1940s books assigned in 6th grade
US schools assign 15 books written in the 1940s to 6th grade students, across 6 states, spanning 920L–920L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Most widely assigned from the 1940s
King of the Wind
Marguerite Henry · on 2 reading lists
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- Titles
- 15
- Written
- 1940–1949
- Lexile range
- 920L–920L
- States assigning
- 6
The list — 1940s, 6th grade
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Adam of the RoadElizabeth Gray Vining
Call It CourageArmstrong Sperry
Homer PriceRobert McCloskey
Johnny TremainEsther Hoskins Forbes
King of the WindMarguerite Henry
Lassie Come HomeEric Knight
McElligot's PoolDr. Seuss
Miss HickoryCarolyn Sherwin Bailey
Rabbit HillRobert Lawson
Strawberry GirlLois Lenski
Stuart LittleE.B. White · 920L
The Door in the WallMarguerite de Angeli
The Matchlock GunWalter Dumaux Edmonds
The Return of Silver ChiefJack O'Brien
The Twenty-One BalloonsWilliam Pene du Bois
Most-assigned 1940s authors in 6th grade
Robert McCloskey · Marguerite Henry · Dr. Seuss · Robert Lawson · E.B. White
Common questions
- How many 1940s books are assigned in 6th grade?
- 15 books written between 1940 and 1949 appear on 6th 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 1940s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1940s titles assigned in 6th grade run from 920L to 920L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
- Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
- 6 states assign at least one 1940s title at 6th grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.