
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson
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Widely assigned — 3 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).
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson is assigned in US schools at grades 3–10. It appears across 3 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 Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah 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 3–10
- Pages
- 41
- Reading time
- about 45 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2015
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780449817469
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Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades 3–10. Written in the 2010s; cited across 3 curriculum frameworks.
Where this book is assigned
California Young Reader Medal
- recommended·3rd grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2019 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·4th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2019 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·5th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2019 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·6th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2019 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·7th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2019 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·8th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2019 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·8th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·9th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·10th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·4th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·5th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·6th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·7th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·8th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·9th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·10th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
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Common questions
- What grade level is Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah?
- Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–10. It appears on 3 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah?
- It takes about 45 minutes to read Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (41 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 45 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah?
- Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal, Garden State Children's Book Award, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah banned in schools?
- Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah 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.
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 3–10 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 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, read-aloud.