What grade level is Booked?

Booked is listed for grades 5–8. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Booked?

Booked appears on reading lists for Utah Beehive Book Award (Children's Fiction), Wisconsin Golden Archer Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Booked banned in schools?

Booked 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.

What themes does Booked explore?

Central themes in Booked include soccer, words, family.

Booked

Name: Booked
Availability: InStock
Author: Kwame Alexander
ISBN: 9780358161813

by Kwame Alexander · Grades 5–8 · Verse Novel

Booked by Kwame Alexander is on US reading lists at grades 5–8. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 2 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).

On reading-award lists:Wisconsin Golden Archer Award Utah Beehive Book Award (Children's Fiction)

This page shows where Booked 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 5–8
Age range: Ages 10–13
First published: 2022
Genre: Verse Novel
ISBN-13: 9780358161813

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-15; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Book facts and sources (2)

On award reading lists: Wisconsin Golden Archer Award (source: docs.google.com)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Children's Fiction) (source: clau.org)
Catalog record: First published 2022 (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This verse novel title is typically read at grades 5–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on soccer and words; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.

Themes

soccer · words · family

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Common questions

What grade level is Booked?: Booked is listed for grades 5–8. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Booked?: Booked appears on reading lists for Utah Beehive Book Award (Children's Fiction), Wisconsin Golden Archer Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Booked banned in schools?: Booked 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.
What themes does Booked explore?: Central themes in Booked include soccer, words, family.

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How we classify

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 5–8 — drawn from the state 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 2 states (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.