When You Trap a Tiger
by Tae Keller
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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).
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. It appears across 2 curriculum references 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 When You Trap a Tiger 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 4–7
- First published
- 2020
- ISBN-13
- 9781524715731
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Where this book is assigned
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
Newbery Medal
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Newbery Medal winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Newbery Medal
- recommended·5th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Newbery Medal
- recommended·6th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Newbery Medal
- recommended·7th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Newbery Medal
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Common questions
- What grade level is When You Trap a Tiger?
- When You Trap a Tiger is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 1 state, from grade 3 to grade 7. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign When You Trap a Tiger?
- When You Trap a Tiger appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Newbery Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is When You Trap a Tiger banned in schools?
- When You Trap a Tiger has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 3 states (FL, IA, KY) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 4–7 — 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 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- Documented as challenged or removed in 3 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.