Abuelita and Me
by Leonarda Carranza
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
Abuelita and Me by Leonarda Carranza is assigned in US schools at grades k–1. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Abuelita and Me 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 K–1
- Age range
- Ages 4–7
- Pages
- 34
- Reading time
- about 35 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Picture Book
- ISBN-13
- 9781773216119
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About this book
A girl and her grandmother run errands in the city and meet racism along the way, leaning on each other to get through it; a Booklist starred picture book.
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Why widely assigned
This Picture Book title, typically at grades k–1. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · South Dakotasource: South Dakota Library Association — Children's Book Award Nominations 2024-2025 (Prairie Bud PreK-1 · Prairie Bloom 2-3 · Prairie Pasque 4-5)
- recommended·1st grade · South Dakotasource: South Dakota Library Association — Children's Book Award Nominations 2024-2025 (Prairie Bud PreK-1 · Prairie Bloom 2-3 · Prairie Pasque 4-5)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Abuelita and Me?
- Abuelita and Me is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–1. 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 Abuelita and Me?
- It takes about 35 minutes to read Abuelita and Me (34 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Abuelita and Me?
- Abuelita and Me appears on reading lists for South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Abuelita and Me banned in schools?
- Abuelita and Me 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 K–1 — 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
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.