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Confessions of a Class Clown

by Arianne Costner

Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner is assigned in US schools at grades 6–8. 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 Confessions of a Class Clown is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 6–8
Age range
Ages 11–14
Pages
288
Reading time
about 5h 15m (est.)
First published
2023
Genre
Middle Grade Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593118702
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About this book

Aspiring comedian Jack Reynolds swallows his pride and joins an after-school Speed Friendshipping club to find a collaborator for his MyTube channel — and discovers that going viral might cost him a true friend. Arianne Costner's funny grades 6-8 novel is a 2025-2026 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida) nominee.

Why widely assigned

This Middle Grade Fiction title, typically at grades 6–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and humor; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

friendship · humor · school · identity

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Common questions

What grade level is Confessions of a Class Clown?
Confessions of a Class Clown is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–8. 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 Confessions of a Class Clown?
It takes about 5h 15m to read Confessions of a Class Clown (288 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 315 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Confessions of a Class Clown?
Confessions of a Class Clown appears on reading lists for Sunshine State Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Confessions of a Class Clown banned in schools?
Confessions of a Class Clown 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 Confessions of a Class Clown explore?
Central themes in Confessions of a Class Clown include friendship, humor, school, identity. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 6–8 — 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.