What grade level is All about Sam?

All about Sam is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

What curricula assign All about Sam?

All about Sam appears on reading lists for Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is All about Sam banned in schools?

All about Sam 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.

All about Sam

Name: All about Sam
Availability: InStock
Author: Lois Lowry
ISBN: 9780544582354

by Lois Lowry

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

All about Sam by Lois Lowry is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. 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 All about Sam 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 4–6
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780544582354

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About this book

Sam Krupnik finally gets to tell his version of life with his big sister, Lowry's popular Anastasia Krupnik.

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Why widely assigned

This Juvenile Fiction title, typically at grades 4–6. Published in the canon; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Where this book is assigned

Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award

Common questions

What grade level is All about Sam?: All about Sam is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign All about Sam?: All about Sam appears on reading lists for Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is All about Sam banned in schools?: All about Sam 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

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 4–6 — 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.