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Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard

by Ronald Wimberly

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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:Virginia Readers' Choice

Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. 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 Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard 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 9–12
Age range
Ages 14–18
First published
2023
Genre
Graphic Novel
ISBN-13
9781250290274

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About this book

A soaring graphic biography of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, who left the Jim Crow South to fly for France in World War I. a 2025-2026 Virginia Readers' Choice (High School) nominee.

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Why widely assigned

This Graphic Novel title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on history and courage; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

history · courage · identity

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What grade level is Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard?
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. It appears on 1 school reading list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard?
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard banned in schools?
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard 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 Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard explore?
Central themes in Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard include history, courage, identity.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 9–12 — 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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