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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky · Grades 11–12 · Realistic Fiction

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is assigned in US schools at grades 11–12. It appears on 1 list: the Common Core State Standards (ELA). Every citation below links to the primary source.

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On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.

He had successfully avoided meeting his landlady on the staircase. His garret was under the roof of a high, five-storied house and was more like a cupboard than a room. The landlady who provided him with garret, dinners, and attendance, lived on the floor below, and every time he went out he was obliged to pass her kitchen, the door of which invariably stood open. And each time he passed, the young man had a sick, frightened feeling, which made him scowl and feel ashamed. He was hopelessly in debt to his landlady, and was afraid of meeting her.

The opening of Crime and Punishment, Part I, Chapter I, translated by Constance Garnett (1914).

Lines worth knowing

  • “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.” Part III
  • “Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!” Part I
  • “To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.” Part III

Public domain. Checked word for word: Project Gutenberg #2554

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

This page shows where Crime and Punishment 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 11–12
Age range
Ages 16–17
Pages
370
Reading time
about 6h 45m (est.)
First published
2018
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9781731705471

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades 11–12. Written in the 2010s; cited on the Common Core State Standards (ELA).

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What grade level is Crime and Punishment?
Crime and Punishment is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. It appears on 1 school reading list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?
It takes about 6h 45m to read Crime and Punishment (370 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 405 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Crime and Punishment?
Crime and Punishment appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Crime and Punishment banned in schools?
Crime and Punishment 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. See the banned books list by state.

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Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 11–12 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
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