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Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!

by Vicki Myron · Grades K–3 · Nonfiction

Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Nebraska Golden Sower Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

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:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

This page shows where Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! 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 K–3
Age range
Ages 5–8
First published
2010
Genre
Nonfiction
ISBN-13
9780316068741

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 nonfiction title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2010s; cited on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award.

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What grade level is Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!?
Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!?
Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! banned in schools?
Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! 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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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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