What grade level is Class Act?

Class Act is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

What curricula assign Class Act?

Class Act appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Class Act banned in schools?

Class Act 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 Class Act explore?

Central themes in Class Act include race, friendship, class. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Class Act

Name: Class Act
Availability: InStock
Author: Jerry Craft
ISBN: 9781536465860

by Jerry Craft

Class Act by Jerry Craft is assigned in US schools at grades 4–8. 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 Class Act 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 4–8
Age range: Ages 9–13
First published: 2020
Genre: Graphic Novel
ISBN-13: 9781536465860

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About this book

Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying, "You have to work twice as hard to be just as good." His grandmother has told him that his entire life. But lately he's been thinking: Even if he works ten times as hard, he may never get the sam

Why widely assigned

This Graphic Novel title, typically at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on race and friendship; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

race · friendship · class

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is Class Act?: Class Act is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Class Act?: Class Act appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Class Act banned in schools?: Class Act 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 Class Act explore?: Central themes in Class Act include race, friendship, class. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 4–8 — 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.