6–12 Recommendations
Grades K–12
Common Core Exemplar and Common Core Expanded Collections provide students with the literature aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
Middle School Literature
Grades 6–8
Professionally-selected, these are essential fiction and nonfiction trade titles for the middle school classroom.
Ninth & Tenth Grade Literature
Essential fiction and nonfiction trade titles for the ninth and tenth grade classroom.
American Literature
Grades 9–12
These classic and contemporary titles form the core of your American literature classroom.
World Literature
Grades 9–12
Indispensible fiction and nonfiction titles from around the globe selected for your world literature classroom.
British Literature
Grades 9–12
These classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction titles are essential to the British Literature classroom
Advanced Placement Literature
Grades 9–12
Professionally-selection fiction and nonfiction titles for the Advanced Placement Literature classroom.
Multicultural
Grades 6–12
Celebrate cultural diversity with grade-appropriate titles representing many ethnicities plus a range of genres and reading levels.
- Africa
- African American
- Chinese/Chinese American
- European
- Hispanic/Hispanic American
- Japanese/
Japanese American - Jewish
- Korean/
Korean American - The Middle East/India/
Pakistan - Native American
- Southeast Asia,
Australia, and
Pacific Islands
Genres
Grades 6–12
Professionally-selected fiction, nonfiction, and historical fiction titles explore a wide variety of genres, including humor, essays and short stories, mystery, poetry, fantasy, sports, and more!
- Biographies & Autobiographies
- Ecology
- Essays & Short Stories
- Humor
- Mystery
- Poetry
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Thrillers
Themes
Grades 6–12
Professionally-selected fiction, nonfiction, and historical fiction titles explore themes of conflict, courage, family, heroism, identity, and much more!
American History
Grades 6–12
Explore important historical events and eras with nonfiction and fiction titles covering the Civil War, World War II, and much more!
- Beginnings (to 1775)
- New Nation (1775-1800)
- Expanding Nation (1800-1860)
- Civil War & Reconstruction (1861-1877)
- Industrialization & Immigration (1860-1914)
- World War I & The Roaring Twenties (1914-1929)
- The Great Depression (1929-1933)
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Postwar America (1945-1963)
- Vietnam and Civil Rights (1963-1975)
- Modern Day (1975-Present)
World History
Grades 6–12
Explore important historical events and eras with nonfiction and fiction titles covering the ancient civilzations, the Holocaust, and much more!
Mythology
Grades 6–12
These recommended titles—classic and contemporary—are essential to a study of mythology.