Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!
by Stephen Manes
Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! by Stephen Manes is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. 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 Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! 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 3–6
- Pages
- 76
- Reading time
- about 1h 25m (est.)
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780440413493
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About this book
With the advice of a book he borrows from the library, Milo Crinkley tries to make himself into a perfect person in only three days.
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Why widely assigned
This Juvenile Fiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Published in the canon; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Hawai'i Nēnē Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1986 Nēnē Award winner
- recommended·4th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1986 Nēnē Award winner
- recommended·5th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1986 Nēnē Award winner
- recommended·6th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1986 Nēnē Award winner
Common questions
- What grade level is Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!?
- Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. 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 Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!?
- It takes about 1h 25m to read Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! (76 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 85 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!?
- Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! appears on reading lists for Hawai'i Nēnē Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! banned in schools?
- Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! 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 3–6 — 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.