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Better Nate Than Ever

by Tim Federle

Assigned across 2 curriculum lists

On reading-award lists:Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)Golden Kite Award

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle is assigned in US schools at grades 4–9. It appears across 2 curriculum references, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Better Nate Than Ever is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range
Grades 4–9
Pages
304
Reading time
about 5h 35m (est.)
First published
2018
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9781534429130

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About this book

An eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for a role in a new musical in this "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year and "Publishers Weekly"Best Book of the Year, 2013.

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Why widely assigned

This Children's title, typically at grades 4–9. Written in the 2010s; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

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Common questions

What grade level is Better Nate Than Ever?
Better Nate Than Ever is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–9. 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 Better Nate Than Ever?
It takes about 5h 35m to read Better Nate Than Ever (304 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 335 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Better Nate Than Ever?
Better Nate Than Ever appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Better Nate Than Ever banned in schools?
Better Nate Than Ever 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.

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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 4–9 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: read-aloud.

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