Revolution
by Deborah Wiles
Revolution by Deborah Wiles is assigned in US schools at grades 4–9. It appears across 2 curriculum references, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Revolution 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
- 495
- Reading time
- about 9h 5m (est.)
- First published
- 2014
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780545106078
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About this book
Struggling to adapt within her newly blended family in 1964 Mississippi, young Sunny witnesses increasingly scary community agitation when activists from the North arrive in town to help register African-Americans to vote.
Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades 4–9. Written in the 2010s; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.
Where this book is assigned
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2015 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2015 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2015 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2015 Winner
- recommended·8th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2015 Winner
- recommended·9th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2015 Winner
Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)
- recommended·4th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2011 Honor
- recommended·5th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2011 Honor
- recommended·6th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2011 Honor
- recommended·7th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2011 Honor
- recommended·8th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2011 Honor
- recommended·9th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2011 Honor
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Common questions
- What grade level is Revolution?
- Revolution 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 Revolution?
- It takes about 9h 5m to read Revolution (495 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 545 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Revolution?
- Revolution appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Revolution banned in schools?
- Revolution 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 2 curricula 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.