
Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)
by Sharee Miller · Grades 3–8 · Children's
Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel) by Sharee Miller is on US reading lists at grades 3–8. It appears on 4 lists: 4 book-award lists, across 3 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Widely assigned — 4 curriculum lists · 3 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).
This page shows where Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel) 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 3–8
- First published
- 2023
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780316591454
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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About this book
Book facts and sources (4)
- On award reading lists
- Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
- Golden Kite Award (source: Wikipedia)
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award (source: floridamediaed.org)
- South Carolina Junior Book Award (source: scasl.net)
- Catalog record
- First published 2023 (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This children's title is typically read at grades 3–8. Written in the 2020s; cited on 4 lists: 4 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·8th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2024 Winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2024 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2024 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2024 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2024 Winner
- recommended·8th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2024 Winner
South Carolina Junior Book Award
- recommended·6th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Junior Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-26 nominee (grades 6-8), read + voted by South Carolina students; nominee list via studySC / SC State Library + SCASL
- recommended·7th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Junior Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-26 nominee (grades 6-8), read + voted by South Carolina students; nominee list via studySC / SC State Library + SCASL
- recommended·8th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Junior Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-26 nominee (grades 6-8), read + voted by South Carolina students; nominee list via studySC / SC State Library + SCASL
Sunshine State Young Readers Award
- recommended·6th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners, 2026 winner (grades 6-8)
- recommended·7th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners, 2026 winner (grades 6-8)
- recommended·8th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners, 2026 winner (grades 6-8)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)?
- Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel) is listed for grades 3–8. It appears on 4 book-award lists across 3 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)?
- Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel) appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Golden Kite Award, South Carolina Junior Book Award, and 1 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel) banned in schools?
- Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel) 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.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 3–8 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 3 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club, read-aloud.