2000s books assigned in 5th grade

US schools assign 273 books written in the 2000s to 5th grade students, across 45 states, spanning 610L–950L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 2000s

Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo · on 31 reading lists

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Titles
273
Written
2000–2009
Lexile range
610L–950L
States assigning
45

The list — 2000s, 5th grade

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Most-assigned 2000s authors in 5th grade

Andrew Clements (4) · Peg Kehret (4) · Mary Downing Hahn (4) · Dan Gutman (4) · Gordon Korman (4) · Wendy Mass (3)

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Common questions

How many 2000s books are assigned in 5th grade?
273 books written between 2000 and 2009 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 2000s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 2000s titles assigned in 5th grade run from 610L to 950L. 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?
45 states assign at least one 2000s 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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