Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding
by Stella Pevsner
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding by Stella Pevsner is assigned in US schools at grades 4–9. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding 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 4–9
- Pages
- 196
- Reading time
- about 3h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 1987
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780671662066
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About this book
Doug and his friends keep their pet goat a secret from their families, but before long, sightings of the high-spirited animal occur at very inappropriate places.
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Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades 4–9. Written in the 1980s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1979 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1979 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1979 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1979 Winner
- recommended·8th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1979 Winner
- recommended·9th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1979 Winner
Common questions
- What grade level is Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding?
- Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–9. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding?
- It takes about 3h 35m to read Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding (196 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 215 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding?
- Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding banned in schools?
- Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding 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
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 4–9 — 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
- 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
- Tagged for: read-aloud.