How many 1980s books are assigned in 9th grade?

38 books written between 1980 and 1989 appear on 9th 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 1980s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in 9th grade run from 870L to 1020L. 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?

5 states assign at least one 1980s title at 9th 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.

1980s books assigned in 9th grade

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US schools assign 38 books written in the 1980s to 9th grade students, across 5 states, spanning 870L–1020L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1980s

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Gary Paulsen · on 12 reading lists

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Titles: 38
Written: 1980–1989
Lexile range: 870L–1020L
States assigning: 5

The list — 1980s, 9th grade

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Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush · Virginia Hamilton
Tancy · Belinda Hurmence
The Darkangel · Meredith Ann Pierce
The Face at the Edge of the World · Eve Bunting
The Friendship · Mildred D. Taylor
The Honorable Prison · Lyll Becerra de Jenkins
The House on Mango Street · Sandra Cisneros
The Illustrated Dinosaur Dictionary · Helen Roney Sattler
The Joy Luck Club · Amy Tan
The Man in the Woods · Rosemary Wells
The Moves Make the Man · Bruce Brooks
The Truth Trap · Frances A. Miller
The Weaver's Gift · Kathryn Lasky
Whispers from the Dead · Joan Lowery Nixon

Most-assigned 1980s authors in 9th grade

Eve Bunting (2) · Virginia Hamilton (2) · Lois Duncan (2) · James Cross Giblin · Gary Paulsen · William Sleator

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How many 1980s books are assigned in 9th grade?: 38 books written between 1980 and 1989 appear on 9th 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 1980s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in 9th grade run from 870L to 1020L. 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?: 5 states assign at least one 1980s title at 9th 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.

1980s books assigned in 9th grade

The list — 1980s, 9th grade

Most-assigned 1980s authors in 9th grade

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