What grade level is Cat Secrets?

Cat Secrets is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Cat Secrets?

Cat Secrets appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Cat Secrets banned in schools?

Cat Secrets 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 Cat Secrets explore?

Central themes in Cat Secrets include cats, cats, fiction.

Cat Secrets

Name: Cat Secrets
Availability: InStock
Author: Jef Czekaj
ISBN: 9780061920882

by Jef Czekaj

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Young Hoosier Book Award

Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj is assigned in US schools at grades k–3. It appears across 2 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Cat Secrets 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 K–3
Age range: Ages 5–8
First published: 2011
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780061920882

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades k–3. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on cats and cats, fiction; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

cats · cats, fiction

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What grade level is Cat Secrets?: Cat Secrets is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Cat Secrets?: Cat Secrets appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Cat Secrets banned in schools?: Cat Secrets 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 Cat Secrets explore?: Central themes in Cat Secrets include cats, cats, fiction.

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How we classify

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 K–3 — 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: Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.