
The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1)
by Kazu Kibuishi · Grades 4–6 · Children's
The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) by Kazu Kibuishi is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 4–6 · 197 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9780545675765). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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 The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) 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 4–6
- Pages
- 197
- Reading time
- about 3h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 2013
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780545675765
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; 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
- Rhode Island Children's Book Award (source: olis.ri.gov)
- Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) (source: oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com)
- Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award (source: Wikipedia)
- Catalog record
- First published 2013 · 197 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 4–6. Written in the 2010s; cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA)
- recommended·3rd grade · Oregonsource: Oregon Library Association — Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) official past winners by division — 2011 Upper Elementary winner
- recommended·4th grade · Oregonsource: Oregon Library Association — Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) official past winners by division — 2011 Upper Elementary winner
- recommended·5th grade · Oregonsource: Oregon Library Association — Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) official past winners by division — 2011 Upper Elementary winner
Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award winners and nominees 1991-2025 — 2010 winner
- recommended·4th grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award winners and nominees 1991-2025 — 2010 winner
- recommended·5th grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award winners and nominees 1991-2025 — 2010 winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1)?
- The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) is listed for grades 4–6. It appears on 3 book-award lists across 2 states, from grade 3 to grade 6. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1)?
- It takes about 3h 35m to read The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) (197 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 215 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1)?
- The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) appears on reading lists for Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA), Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award, Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) banned in schools?
- The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) 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 4–6 — 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.