Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates · Grades 3–7 · African Americans
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates is on US reading lists at grades 3–7. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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).
This page shows where Amos Fortune, Free Man 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 3–7
- Pages
- 200
- Reading time
- about 3h 40m (est.)
- First published
- 1950
- Genre
- African Americans
- ISBN-13
- 9780140341584
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 (2)
- Award won
- Newbery Medal, 1951 (source: Wikipedia)
- On award reading lists
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (source: wawchildrensbookaward.com)
- Catalog record
- First published 1950 · 200 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This african americans title is typically read at grades 3–7. Written in the 1950s; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Newbery Medal
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1951 Newbery Medal winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1951 Newbery Medal winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1951 Newbery Medal winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1951 Newbery Medal winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Newbery Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1951 Newbery Medal winner
William Allen White Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
- recommended·4th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
- recommended·5th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
- recommended·6th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
- recommended·7th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Amos Fortune, Free Man?
- Amos Fortune, Free Man is listed for grades 3–7. It appears on 2 book-award lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Amos Fortune, Free Man?
- It takes about 3h 40m to read Amos Fortune, Free Man (200 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 220 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Amos Fortune, Free Man?
- Amos Fortune, Free Man appears on reading lists for Newbery Medal, William Allen White Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Amos Fortune, Free Man banned in schools?
- Amos Fortune, Free Man 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. See the banned books list by state.
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 3–7 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.