A Farewell to Arms
Audible trial: new members only. As an Amazon Associate, ReadingList earns from qualifying purchases and membership trials at no extra cost to you.
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is assigned in US schools at grades 11–12. 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 A Farewell to Arms 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 11–12
- Age range
- Ages 16–17
- Pages
- 332
- Reading time
- about 6h 5m (est.)
- First published
- 1929
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780684155623
New to these terms? Reading levels by grade
More formats & details
Audiobook on Amazon: Audiobook
As an Amazon Associate, ReadingList earns from qualifying purchases and membership trials at no extra cost to you. Pricing, Prime, and trial terms shown on Amazon.
About this book
A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The publication of A Farewell to Arms cemented Hemingway's stature as a modern American writer, became his first best-seller, and is described by biographer Michael Reynolds as "the premier American war novel from that debacle World War I."
Similar grade-level books
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1070L
Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck · 630L
Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding · 770L
The Catcher in the RyeJ.D. Salinger · 790L
See all books like A Farewell to Arms→ — matched on theme + reading level.
Why widely assigned
This Historical Fiction title, typically at grades 11–12. Written in the 1920s; pairs with curriculum units on cuentos de guerra and world war i, 1914-1918; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Themes
cuentos de guerra · world war i, 1914-1918 · open library staff picks · campaigns
Where this book is assigned
Was this page helpful?
Common questions
- What grade level is A Farewell to Arms?
- A Farewell to Arms is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. 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 A Farewell to Arms?
- It takes about 6h 5m to read A Farewell to Arms (332 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 365 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign A Farewell to Arms?
- A Farewell to Arms appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is A Farewell to Arms banned in schools?
- A Farewell to Arms 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.
- What themes does A Farewell to Arms explore?
- Central themes in A Farewell to Arms include cuentos de guerra, world war i, 1914-1918, open library staff picks, campaigns. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 11–12 — 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
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.