Tristan And Iseult
by Rosemary Sutcliff
Tristan And Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff 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 Tristan And Iseult 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
- 124
- Reading time
- about 2h 15m (est.)
- First published
- 2014
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9781448173082
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About this book
Rosemary Sutcliff's starkly simple retelling of the uniquely tragic and romantic story of the warrior Tristan and his love for the fair Iseult of Ireland, his uncle's chosen bride.
Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades 4–9. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1972 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1972 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1972 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1972 Winner
- recommended·8th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1972 Winner
- recommended·9th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1972 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Tristan And Iseult?
- Tristan And Iseult 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 Tristan And Iseult?
- It takes about 2h 15m to read Tristan And Iseult (124 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 135 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Tristan And Iseult?
- Tristan And Iseult appears on reading lists for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Tristan And Iseult banned in schools?
- Tristan And Iseult 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.