Louisiana 11th grade reading list

Books with a Louisiana citation for 11th grade include The Hate U Give, Firekeeper's Daughter and The Fault in Our Stars. This list has 417 total books, 8 of them with a Louisiana-specific citation. Each book shows its reading level and a cited source. Lexile levels on the list run from 530L to 1420L.

Top Louisiana 11th grade pick: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas — on 1 Louisiana list

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Total books417Lexile530L–1420LSourceLouisiana Student Standards✓ sources cited per book

Most-assigned on state lists: across every US state’s official reading and award lists, the High (9–12) titles appearing in the most states are The Hate U Give (4 states), Their Eyes Were Watching God (3 states), and The Great Gatsby (2 states). From our 2026 study of 13,258 source-cited assignments (as of 2026-07-13).

Full curriculum guides: Common Core State Standards (ELA) · IB Diploma Programme — English A: Literature · Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475) · AP English Language & Composition · AP English Literature & Composition · AP European History · AP Psychology

Our pick to start — most-cited for Louisiana 11th grade

These are the 8 titles named in Louisiana’s own curriculum documents for this grade — everything below is the wider national list. Read against the Common Core Appendix A complexity band; reading level is not thematic maturity, and several sit below the band because they are assigned for discussion.

  1. The Hate U Give

    Angie Thomas

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document and 4 national references, taught from grade 9 to 12. Covers police violence, race and code-switching. At 590L it reads well below the 1185–1385L band for this grade.

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  2. Firekeeper's Daughter

    Angeline Boulley

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  3. The Fault in Our Stars

    John Green

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 9 to 12. Covers mortality, grief and love. At 850L it reads well below the 1185–1385L band for this grade.

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  4. Divergent

    Veronica Roth

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 8 to 12. Covers identity, choice and courage.

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  5. Red Queen

    Victoria Aveyard

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  6. The Maze Runner

    James Dashner

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 7 to 12. Covers survival, memory and friendship.

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  7. Scythe

    Neal Shusterman

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document, taught from grade 7 to 12. Covers mortality, power and ethics.

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  8. The Selection

    Kiera Cass

    Cited in 1 Louisiana curriculum document, taught from grade 7 to 12. Covers class, choice and love.

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8 books cited for Louisiana 11th grade

Assignments tied directly to Louisiana’s Louisiana Student Standards with a Louisiana-specific citation.

409 additional grade-appropriate books for 11th grade readers

The 417-book total above includes 8 titles with direct Louisiana citation; these 409 additional titles cover 11th grade in the broader canon. They don't have a Louisiana-specific citation yet but are commonly taught at this level.

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About the Louisiana 11th grade reading list

This list combines books cited in Louisiana Student Standards with books from national sources that list titles for 11th grade: AP English Literature & Composition, IB Diploma Programme — English A: Literature, Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) and the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, the William C. Morris YA Debut Award and the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award. ReadingList currently tracks 417 titles for 11th grade in Louisiana, of which 8 carry a direct Louisiana citation and 409 are grade-appropriate titles whose reading level overlaps 11th grade. Across the list, Lexile measures span 530L–1420L.

11th grade sits in the 9-12 grade band, where students are high-school readers. At this stage the emphasis is on close reading, literary analysis, rhetoric, and preparing for AP, IB, and college coursework. Assigned reading skews toward canonical literature, drama, poetry, and AP/IB set texts, with text complexity that, per Common Core’s Appendix A reading bands, typically falls around roughly 900L to 1300L. Measured against that 1185–1385L range, of the 47 titles here with a Lexile score 0 are grade-level, 46 are more accessible (often assigned for theme over challenge), and 1 is a stretch text that may need scaffolding. Because readers in a single 11th grade classroom can span several hundred Lexile points, this list is best read as a starting point rather than a fixed requirement.

Louisiana’s English Language Arts requirements are set by Louisiana Student Standards (louisianabelieves.com). Most states pair their own standards with the Common Core text-complexity framework. The 11th grade list below blends Louisiana-specific assignments with widely taught national titles. Every title links to its primary source on the book’s detail page, so you can confirm exactly where and why it is assigned.

How to use this list:match a title to your child’s most recent Lexile or guided-reading level rather than to the grade alone. Teachers building a 11th grade unit can pair a Louisiana-cited core text with a grade-appropriate companion novel; parents previewing summer or supplemental reading can check each book’s content notes and challenge history before assigning it.

Common questions

What books do 11th grade students read in Louisiana?
Books with a Louisiana-specific citation for 11th grade include The Hate U Give, Firekeeper's Daughter, The Fault in Our Stars, Divergent and Red Queen. Individual schools and districts choose their own titles, so check with your child's teacher for the exact list.
How many books are assigned to 11th grade students in Louisiana?
This list has 417 books for 11th grade students in Louisiana. 8 of them have a Louisiana-specific citation; the other 409 are grade-appropriate titles from national reading lists and awards.
What's the Lexile range for 11th grade reading in Louisiana?
Lexile measures across the 11th grade Louisiana reading list range from 530L to 1420L. Books without a published Lexile (poetry, drama, picture books) are not included in this range.
Where does this reading list come from?
Louisiana-specific entries reference Louisiana Student Standards (published at www.louisianabelieves.com). The other books come from national sources that list books for 11th grade: AP English Literature & Composition, IB Diploma Programme — English A: Literature, Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) and the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, the William C. Morris YA Debut Award and the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award. Each book's page links the primary source for every listing.

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