2010s books assigned in 1st grade

US schools assign 142 books written in the 2010s to 1st grade students, across 11 states, spanning 610L–610L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 2010s

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

Drew Daywalt · on 6 reading lists

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Titles
142
Written
2010–2019
Lexile range
610L–610L
States assigning
11

The list — 2010s, 1st grade

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Most-assigned 2010s authors in 1st grade

Duncan Tonatiuh (5) · Ashley Bryan (3) · Yuyi Morales (3) · Jonathan Bean (2) · Brian Selznick (2) · Bob Shea (2)

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Common questions

How many 2010s books are assigned in 1st grade?
142 books written between 2010 and 2019 appear on 1st 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 2010s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 2010s titles assigned in 1st grade run from 610L to 610L. 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?
11 states assign at least one 2010s title at 1st 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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