A Taste of Honey
by Shelagh Delaney
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 Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney is assigned in US schools at grades 9–10. 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 Taste of Honey is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
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- Grade range
- Grades 9–10
- Age range
- Ages 14–15
- Pages
- 87
- Reading time
- about 1h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 1959
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780394174808
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About this book
A Taste of Honey tells the story of a working-class adolescent girl and her various relationships: the black sailor who gets her pregnant; the homosexual art student who moves into her apartment to help her through the pregnancy; her fun-loving and saloon-frequenting mother; and Peter, her mothers newly acquired husband.
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 9–10. Written in the 1950s; pairs with curriculum units on plays and drama; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475)
- required·9th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Papers 2 and 3 (Drama), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify bef
- required·10th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Papers 2 and 3 (Drama), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify bef
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Common questions
- What grade level is A Taste of Honey?
- A Taste of Honey is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–10. 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 Taste of Honey?
- It takes about 1h 35m to read A Taste of Honey (87 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 95 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign A Taste of Honey?
- A Taste of Honey appears on reading lists for Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is A Taste of Honey banned in schools?
- A Taste of Honey 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 Taste of Honey explore?
- Central themes in A Taste of Honey include plays, drama, interracial dating, teenage girls. 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 9–10 — 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: Papers 2 and 3 (Drama).