South Carolina 10th grade reading list

Books with a South Carolina citation for 10th grade include Rez Ball, All the Fighting Parts and Promise Boys. This list has 525 total books, 17 of them with a South Carolina-specific citation. Each book shows its reading level and a cited source. Lexile levels on the list run from 530L to 1170L.

Top South Carolina 10th grade pick: Rez Ball by Byron Graves — on 1 South Carolina list

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Total books525Lexile530L–1170LSourceSC College & Career Ready 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 South Carolina 10th grade

These are the 17 titles named in South Carolina’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. Rez Ball

    Byron Graves

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

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  2. All the Fighting Parts

    Hannah V. Sawyerr

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

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  3. Promise Boys

    Nick Brooks

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 10.

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  4. Artifice

    Sharon Cameron

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  5. Bittersweet in the Hollow

    Kate Pearsall

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  6. Chaos Theory

    Nic Stone

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  7. Come Home Safe

    Brian G. Buckmire

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  8. For Lamb

    Lesa Cline-Ransome

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  9. From Here

    Luma Mufleh

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  10. Give Me a Sign

    Anna Sortino

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  11. Going Dark

    Melissa de la Cruz

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  12. Gone Wolf

    Amber McBride

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  13. House of Marionne

    J. Elle

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  14. Star Splitter

    Matthew J. Kirby

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  15. The Library of Shadows

    Rachel Moore

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  16. Their Vicious Games

    Joelle Wellington

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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  17. Thieves' Gambit

    Kayvion Lewis

    Cited in 1 South Carolina curriculum document, taught from grade 9 to 12.

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17 books cited for South Carolina 10th grade

Assignments tied directly to South Carolina’s SC College & Career Ready Standards with a South Carolina-specific citation.

508 additional grade-appropriate books for 10th grade readers

The 525-book total above includes 17 titles with direct South Carolina citation; these 508 additional titles cover 10th grade in the broader canon. They don't have a South Carolina-specific citation yet but are commonly taught at this level.

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About the South Carolina 10th grade reading list

This list combines books cited in SC College & Career Ready Standards with books from national sources that list titles for 10th grade: Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475) 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 Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). ReadingList currently tracks 525 titles for 10th grade in South Carolina, of which 17 carry a direct South Carolina citation and 508 are grade-appropriate titles whose reading level overlaps 10th grade. Across the list, Lexile measures span 530L–1170L.

10th 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 1050–1335L range, of the 24 titles here with a Lexile score 6 are grade-level, 18 are more accessible (often assigned for theme over challenge), and 0 are stretch texts that may need scaffolding. Because readers in a single 10th grade classroom can span several hundred Lexile points, this list is best read as a starting point rather than a fixed requirement.

South Carolina’s English Language Arts requirements are set by SC College & Career Ready Standards (ed.sc.gov). Most states pair their own standards with the Common Core text-complexity framework. The 10th grade list below blends South Carolina-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 10th grade unit can pair a South Carolina-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 10th grade students read in South Carolina?
Books with a South Carolina-specific citation for 10th grade include Rez Ball, All the Fighting Parts, Promise Boys, Artifice and Bittersweet in the Hollow. 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 10th grade students in South Carolina?
This list has 525 books for 10th grade students in South Carolina. 17 of them have a South Carolina-specific citation; the other 508 are grade-appropriate titles from national reading lists and awards.
What's the Lexile range for 10th grade reading in South Carolina?
Lexile measures across the 10th grade South Carolina reading list range from 530L to 1170L. Books without a published Lexile (poetry, drama, picture books) are not included in this range.
Where does this reading list come from?
South Carolina-specific entries reference SC College & Career Ready Standards (published at ed.sc.gov). The other books come from national sources that list books for 10th grade: Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475) 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 Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each book's page links the primary source for every listing.

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