Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 780L. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Save Me a Seat is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Lexile
- 780L
- Grade range
- Grades 4–7
- Difficulty for grade
- Within the grade 4–5 band (740–1010L)
- Age range
- Ages 8–12
- Pages
- 216
- Reading time
- about 4 hours (est.)
- First published
- 2016
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780545846608
Reading difficulty: At 780L, Save Me a Seat falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.
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About this book
Joe and Ravi seem to have nothing in common — one a local kid overwhelmed by a noisy family, the other newly arrived from India — but over one chaotic week they discover a shared enemy in the class bully, and an unlikely friendship. Told in two voices by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan, it's a common grades 4-7 read on belonging and difference.
Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, reads at middle-grade prose complexity, typically at grades 4–7. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and bullying.
Themes
Content notes
bullying
Where this book is assigned
No curriculum assignments on file yet.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Save Me a Seat?
- Save Me a Seat is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 780L. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What is the Lexile level of Save Me a Seat?
- Save Me a Seat has a Lexile measure of 780L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
- How long does it take to read Save Me a Seat?
- It takes about 4 hours to read Save Me a Seat (216 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 240 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- Is Save Me a Seat hard to read for 4th grade?
- At 780L, Save Me a Seat falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.
- Is Save Me a Seat banned in schools?
- Save Me a Seat 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
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- 780L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
- Grade band
- Grades 4–7 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.