1990s books assigned in 5th grade

US schools assign 173 books written in the 1990s to 5th grade students, across 43 states, spanning 660L–1010L. 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
173
Written
1990–1999
Lexile range
660L–1010L
States assigning
43

The list — 1990s, 5th grade

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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 5th grade

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (5) · Jerry Spinelli (4) · Peg Kehret (4) · Russell Freedman (4) · Gary Paulsen (3) · Bruce Coville (2)

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Common questions

How many 1990s books are assigned in 5th grade?
173 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 5th 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 5th grade run from 660L to 1010L. 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?
43 states assign at least one 1990s title at 5th 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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