
Beware of Boys
by Tony Blundell · Grades K–3 · Realistic Fiction
Beware of Boys by Tony Blundell is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Virginia Readers' Choice, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 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 Beware of Boys 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 K–3
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
- First published
- 1992
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780613004206
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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Why it is assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on cooking and wolves; cited on the Virginia Readers' Choice.
Themes
cooking · wolves · cookery · friendship, fiction
Where this book is recommended
Virginia Readers' Choice
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1993-1994 winner (Primary)
- recommended·1st grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1993-1994 winner (Primary)
- recommended·2nd grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1993-1994 winner (Primary)
- recommended·3rd grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1993-1994 winner (Primary)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Beware of Boys?
- Beware of Boys is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Beware of Boys?
- Beware of Boys appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Beware of Boys banned in schools?
- Beware of Boys 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.
- What themes does Beware of Boys explore?
- Central themes in Beware of Boys include cooking, wolves, cookery, friendship, fiction.
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 K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum 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: book-club.