What grade level is Class Act?

Class Act is listed for grades 4–8. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Class Act?

Class Act appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Class Act banned in schools?

Class Act has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 4 states (FL, IA, TX, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.

What themes does Class Act explore?

Central themes in Class Act include race, friendship, class.

Class Act

Name: Class Act
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Author: Jerry Craft
ISBN: 9781536465860

by Jerry Craft · Grades 4–8 · Graphic Novel

Class Act by Jerry Craft is on US reading lists at grades 4–8. 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:Great Lakes Great Books Award Garden State Children's Book Award

This page shows where Class Act 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 4–8
Age range: Ages 9–13
First published: 2020
Genre: Graphic Novel
ISBN-13: 9781536465860

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-12; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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About this book

Book facts and sources (2)

On award reading lists: Great Lakes Great Books Award (source: michiganreading.org)
Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
Catalog record: First published 2020 (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This graphic novel title is typically read at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on race and friendship; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.

Themes

race · friendship · class

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Common questions

What grade level is Class Act?: Class Act is listed for grades 4–8. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Class Act?: Class Act appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Class Act banned in schools?: Class Act has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 4 states (FL, IA, TX, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
What themes does Class Act explore?: Central themes in Class Act include race, friendship, class.

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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 4–8 — 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: Documented as challenged or removed in 4 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.