
A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)
by Natalie Lloyd · Grades 3–10 · Children's
A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) by Natalie Lloyd is on US reading lists at grades 3–10. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 2 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).
This page shows where A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) 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 3–10
- Pages
- 317
- Reading time
- about 5h 50m (est.)
- First published
- 2014
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780545552721
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-07; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (3)
- On award reading lists
- Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
- Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware Library Association, Youth Services Division) — Middle Readers division (source: dla.lib.de.us)
- Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) (source: Wikipedia)
- Catalog record
- First published 2014 · 317 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This children's title is typically read at grades 3–10. Written in the 2010s; cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware Library Association, Youth Services Division) — Middle Readers division
- recommended·3rd grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·4th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·5th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·6th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·7th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·8th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·9th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·10th grade · Delawaresource: Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·8th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·9th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·10th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·4th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·5th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·6th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·7th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·8th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·9th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
- recommended·10th gradesource: Odyssey Award (best audiobook) winners + honors, via Wikipedia — 2015 Honor
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Common questions
- What grade level is A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)?
- A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) is listed for grades 3–10. It appears on 3 book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)?
- It takes about 5h 50m to read A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) (317 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)?
- A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) appears on reading lists for Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware Library Association, Youth Services Division) — Middle Readers division, Garden State Children's Book Award, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) banned in schools?
- A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) 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
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 3–10 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club, read-aloud.