How many 1990s books are assigned in 12th grade?

35 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 12th 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 1990s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 12th grade run from 670L to 880L. 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 1990s title at 12th 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.

1990s books assigned in 12th grade

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US schools assign 35 books written in the 1990s to 12th grade students, across 5 states, spanning 670L–880L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1990s

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Titles: 35
Written: 1990–1999
Lexile range: 670L–880L
States assigning: 5

The list — 1990s, 12th grade

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The Boys Start the War · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The China Garden · Liz Berry
The Face on the Milk Carton · Caroline B. Cooney
The Only Alien on the Planet · Kristen D. Randle
The Rover · Aphra Behn
The Silver Kiss · Annette Curtis Klause
The Taking of Room 114 · Mel Glenn
The Things They Carried · Tim O'Brien
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break · Lensey Namioka
We All Fall Down · Robert Cormier
Wolf by the Ears · Ann Rinaldi

Most-assigned 1990s authors in 12th grade

Eve Bunting (3) · Chris Crutcher (2) · Jane Yolen · Jack Canfield · Will Hobbs · Jacqueline Woodson

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How many 1990s books are assigned in 12th grade?: 35 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 12th 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 1990s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 12th grade run from 670L to 880L. 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 1990s title at 12th 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.

1990s books assigned in 12th grade

The list — 1990s, 12th grade

Most-assigned 1990s authors in 12th grade

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