A Taste of Honey
by Shelagh Delaney
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney is assigned in US schools at grades 9–10. It appears across 2 curriculum references, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where A Taste of Honey is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 9–10
- Age range
- Ages 14–15
- Pages
- 87
- Reading time
- about 1h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 1959
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780394174808
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 9–10. Written in the 1950s; pairs with curriculum units on plays and drama; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.
Themes
Where this book is assigned
AQA GCSE English Literature (8702)
- required·9th gradesource: Set text in the AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) specification, component: Modern drama. Specification for first teaching in 2015. Read 2026-10-03.
- required·10th gradesource: Set text in the AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) specification, component: Modern drama. Specification for first teaching in 2015. Read 2026-10-03.
Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475)
- required·9th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Papers 2 and 3 (Drama), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify bef
- required·10th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Papers 2 and 3 (Drama), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify bef
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Common questions
- What grade level is A Taste of Honey?
- A Taste of Honey is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–10. It appears on 2 school reading lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read A Taste of Honey?
- It takes about 1h 35m to read A Taste of Honey (87 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 95 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign A Taste of Honey?
- A Taste of Honey appears on reading lists for AQA GCSE English Literature (8702), Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is A Taste of Honey banned in schools?
- A Taste of Honey does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does A Taste of Honey explore?
- Central themes in A Taste of Honey include plays, drama, interracial dating, teenage girls.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 9–10 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: Modern drama, Papers 2 and 3 (Drama).