What grade level is Steelheart?

Steelheart is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 7–12. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Steelheart?

Steelheart appears on reading lists for Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Kentucky Bluegrass Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Steelheart banned in schools?

Steelheart 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 Steelheart explore?

Central themes in Steelheart include power, revenge, heroism.

Steelheart

Name: Steelheart
Availability: InStock
Author: Brandon Sanderson
ISBN: 9780575104181

by Brandon Sanderson

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Assigned across 2 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).

On reading-award lists:Kentucky Bluegrass Award Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is assigned in US schools at grades 7–12. It appears across 2 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 Steelheart 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 7–12
Age range: Ages 12–17
First published: 2013
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780575104181

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Why widely assigned

This Science Fiction title, typically at grades 7–12. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on power and revenge; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

power · revenge · heroism

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Common questions

What grade level is Steelheart?: Steelheart is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 7–12. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Steelheart?: Steelheart appears on reading lists for Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Kentucky Bluegrass Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Steelheart banned in schools?: Steelheart 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 Steelheart explore?: Central themes in Steelheart include power, revenge, heroism.

Why this book is on this list

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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 7–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 2 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: award-nominee, book-club.