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A Rover's Story

by Jasmine Warga · Grades 4–5

A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga is on US reading lists at grades 4–5. It appears on 4 lists: 4 book-award lists, across 4 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Widely assigned — 4 curriculum lists · 4 states

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Rhode Island Children's Book AwardGreat Stone Face Book AwardGarden State Children's Book AwardGeorgia Children's Book Award

This page shows where A Rover's Story is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range
Grades 4–5
Pages
172
Reading time
about 3h 10m (est.)
First published
2024
ISBN-13
9780063113923

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-03; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Catalog record
First published 2024 · 172 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Common questions

What grade level is A Rover's Story?
A Rover's Story is listed for grades 4–5. It appears on 4 state book-award lists across 4 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read A Rover's Story?
It takes about 3h 10m to read A Rover's Story (172 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 190 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign A Rover's Story?
A Rover's Story appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Georgia Children's Book Award, Great Stone Face Book Award, and 1 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is A Rover's Story banned in schools?
A Rover's Story 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.

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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 4–5 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
On state book-award lists in 4 states (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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Tagged for: book-club.

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