Romiette and Julio
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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).
Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper is assigned in US schools at grades 7–10. 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 Romiette and Julio 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 7–10
- Age range
- Ages 12–15
- First published
- 1999
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781442428850
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 7–10. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on love and prejudice; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Young Hoosier Book Award
- recommended·7th grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award Past Winners (Intermediate grades 4-6 + Middle Grade grades 6-8; annual since 1975)
- recommended·8th grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award Past Winners (Intermediate grades 4-6 + Middle Grade grades 6-8; annual since 1975)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Romiette and Julio?
- Romiette and Julio is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 7–10. It appears on 1 school reading list across 1 state, from grade 7 to grade 8. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Romiette and Julio?
- Romiette and Julio appears on reading lists for Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Romiette and Julio banned in schools?
- Romiette and Julio has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 1 state (FL) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
- What themes does Romiette and Julio explore?
- Central themes in Romiette and Julio include love, prejudice, courage.
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 7–10 — 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
- Documented as challenged or removed in 1 state per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.