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Mississippi Trial, 1955

by Chris Crowe

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

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:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe is assigned in US schools at grades 6–9. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Mississippi Trial, 1955 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 6–9
Age range
Ages 11–14
Pages
231
Reading time
about 4h 15m (est.)
First published
2002
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780803727458

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 6–9. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on race relations and fathers and sons; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

race relations · fathers and sons · racism · grandfathers

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What grade level is Mississippi Trial, 1955?
Mississippi Trial, 1955 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–9. It appears on 1 school reading list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Mississippi Trial, 1955?
It takes about 4h 15m to read Mississippi Trial, 1955 (231 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 255 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Mississippi Trial, 1955?
Mississippi Trial, 1955 appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Mississippi Trial, 1955 banned in schools?
Mississippi Trial, 1955 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 Mississippi Trial, 1955 explore?
Central themes in Mississippi Trial, 1955 include race relations, fathers and sons, racism, grandfathers.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 6–9 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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