1990s books assigned in 3rd grade

US schools assign 155 books written in the 1990s to 3rd grade students, across 39 states, spanning 660L–1000L. 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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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · on 25 reading lists

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Titles
155
Written
1990–1999
Lexile range
660L–1000L
States assigning
39

The list — 1990s, 3rd grade

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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 3rd grade

Jerry Spinelli (4) · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (4) · Dav Pilkey (3) · David Shannon (2) · Paul Brett Johnson (2) · Christopher Paul Curtis (2)

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Common questions

How many 1990s books are assigned in 3rd grade?
155 books written between 1990 and 1999 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 1990s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 660L 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?
39 states assign at least one 1990s 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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