Dragon Rider
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Dragon Rider 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 4–6
- Pages
- 536
- Reading time
- about 9h 50m (est.)
- First published
- 2004
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780439685139
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About this book
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
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Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades 4–6. Written in the 2000s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Young Reader's Choice Award (PNLA)
- recommended·4th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2007 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2007 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2007 Winner
Common questions
- What grade level is Dragon Rider?
- Dragon Rider is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. 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 Dragon Rider?
- It takes about 9h 50m to read Dragon Rider (536 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 590 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Dragon Rider?
- Dragon Rider appears on reading lists for Young Reader's Choice Award (PNLA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Dragon Rider banned in schools?
- Dragon Rider 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
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 4–6 — 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
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: read-aloud.