What grade level is Clap When You Land?

Clap When You Land is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–10. It appears on 3 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Clap When You Land?

It takes about 6h 55m to read Clap When You Land (378 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 415 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Clap When You Land?

Clap When You Land appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Clap When You Land banned in schools?

Clap When You Land has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 5 states (FL, IA, PA, UT, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.

Clap When You Land

Name: Clap When You Land
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Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
ISBN: 9781471409134

by Elizabeth Acevedo · Grades 3–10 · Children's

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo is assigned in US schools at grades 3–10. It appears on 3 lists: 1 state standards document and 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Widely assigned — 3 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:Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers

This page shows where Clap When You Land 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 3–10
Listed most for: 10th grade (3 of 11 cited list rows)
Pages: 378
Reading time: about 6h 55m (est.)
First published: 2020
Genre: Children's
ISBN-13: 9781471409134

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-10-07; 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 (3)

On award reading lists: Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) (source: Wikipedia)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (source: sites.google.com)
Named in curriculum frameworks: Common Core State Standards (ELA) (source: midlib.org)
Catalog record: First published 2020 · 378 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why widely assigned

This children's title is typically read at grades 3–10. Written in the 2020s; cited on 3 lists: 1 state standards document and 2 book-award lists.

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What grade level is Clap When You Land?: Clap When You Land is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–10. It appears on 3 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Clap When You Land?: It takes about 6h 55m to read Clap When You Land (378 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 415 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Clap When You Land?: Clap When You Land appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Clap When You Land banned in schools?: Clap When You Land has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 5 states (FL, IA, PA, UT, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.

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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 3–10 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: Cited in 1 state's ELA framework or DOE list, and on state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: Documented as challenged or removed in 5 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: award-nominee, read-aloud, summer.