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Flora and Ulysses

by Kate DiCamillo

Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 2 states

On reading-award lists:Newbery MedalGreat Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association)Garden State Children's Book Award

Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. It appears across 3 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Flora and Ulysses is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range
Grades 4–7
First published
2020
ISBN-13
9781536217360

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About this book

A New York Times bestseller! The beloved 2014 Newbery Medal winner by former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo is now available in a movie tie-in edition. Holy unanticipated occurrences! From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters—a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black and white by K. G. Campbell.

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Common questions

What grade level is Flora and Ulysses?
Flora and Ulysses is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Flora and Ulysses?
Flora and Ulysses appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association), Newbery Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Flora and Ulysses banned in schools?
Flora and Ulysses 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.

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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 4–7 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.

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