What grade level is Call Me Hope?

Call Me Hope is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. 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 Call Me Hope?

It takes about 5h 10m to read Call Me Hope (280 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 310 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Call Me Hope?

Call Me Hope appears on reading lists for Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Call Me Hope banned in schools?

Call Me Hope 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 Call Me Hope explore?

Central themes in Call Me Hope include child abuse, stress (physiology), schools, mothers and daughters. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Call Me Hope

Name: Call Me Hope
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Author: Gretchen Olson
ISBN: 9780316012362

by Gretchen Olson

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

On reading-award lists:Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA)

Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson is assigned in US schools at grades 3–5. 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 Call Me Hope 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 3–5
Age range: Ages 8–10
Pages: 280
Reading time: about 5h 10m (est.)
First published: 2007
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780316012362

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About this book

In Oregon, eleven-year-old Hope begins coping with her mother's verbal abuse by devising survival strategies for herself based on a history unit about the Holocaust, and meanwhile she works toward buying a pair of purple hiking boots by helping at a second-hand shop.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–5. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on child abuse and stress (physiology); cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

child abuse · stress (physiology) · schools · mothers and daughters

Where this book is assigned

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA)

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Common questions

What grade level is Call Me Hope?: Call Me Hope is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. 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 Call Me Hope?: It takes about 5h 10m to read Call Me Hope (280 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 310 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Call Me Hope?: Call Me Hope appears on reading lists for Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Call Me Hope banned in schools?: Call Me Hope 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 Call Me Hope explore?: Central themes in Call Me Hope include child abuse, stress (physiology), schools, mothers and daughters. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 3–5 — 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.