1960s books assigned in 3rd grade

US schools assign 30 books written in the 1960s to 3rd grade students, across 14 states, spanning 380L–1000L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1960s

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Beverly Cleary · on 5 reading lists

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Titles
30
Written
1960–1969
Lexile range
380L–1000L
States assigning
14

The list — 1960s, 3rd grade

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Most-assigned 1960s authors in 3rd grade

Beverly Cleary (3) · Peggy Parish · Roald Dahl · Scott O'Dell · Marcia Brown · William Steig

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Common questions

How many 1960s books are assigned in 3rd grade?
30 books written between 1960 and 1969 appear on 3rd 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 1960s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 1960s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 380L to 1000L. 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?
14 states assign at least one 1960s title at 3rd 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.

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