Victories Greater Than Death
by Charlie Jane Anders
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders is assigned in US schools at grades 5–12. 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 Victories Greater Than Death 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 5–12
- Pages
- 342
- Reading time
- about 6h 15m (est.)
- First published
- 2021
- Genre
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9781789094732
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About this book
Buckle up for vibrant and thrilling intergalactic adventures in this Locus Award-winning YA science fiction from the multiple award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night. Tina never worries about being 'ordinary'--she doesn't have to, since she's known practically forever that she's not just Tina Mains, average teenager and beloved daughter. She's also the keeper of an interplanetary rescue beacon, and one day soon, it's going to activate, and then her dreams of saving all the worlds and adventuring among the stars will finally be possible. Tina's legacy, after all, is intergalactic--she is the hidden clone of a famed alien hero, left on Earth disguised as a human to give the universe another chance to defeat a terrible evil. But when the beacon
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Why widely assigned
This Science Fiction & Fantasy title, typically at grades 5–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction
- recommended·5th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·6th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·7th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·8th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·9th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·10th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·11th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
- recommended·12th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2021 Honor
Common questions
- What grade level is Victories Greater Than Death?
- Victories Greater Than Death is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 5–12. 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 Victories Greater Than Death?
- It takes about 6h 15m to read Victories Greater Than Death (342 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 375 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Victories Greater Than Death?
- Victories Greater Than Death appears on reading lists for Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Victories Greater Than Death banned in schools?
- Victories Greater Than Death 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 5–12 — 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.