Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. 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 Furia 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 9–12
- Pages
- 280
- Reading time
- about 5h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 2020
- ISBN-13
- 9781643751207
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About this book
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK Recipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020 A Best Book of the Year: Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews * SheReads * New York Public Library “An engrossing #OwnVoices novel.” —PopSugar “This book will set your dreams on fire . . . It’s fabulous.” — Reese Witherspoon A powerful contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love story—to follow her dreams. In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life. At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother’s narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother’s shadow, and under th
Where this book is assigned
Pura Belpré Author Award
- recommended·9th gradesource: Pura Belpré Author Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Belpré Author Award
- recommended·10th gradesource: Pura Belpré Author Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Belpré Author Award
- recommended·11th gradesource: Pura Belpré Author Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Belpré Author Award
- recommended·12th gradesource: Pura Belpré Author Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2021 Belpré Author Award
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Common questions
- What grade level is Furia?
- Furia is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. 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 Furia?
- It takes about 5h 10m to read Furia (280 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 310 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Furia?
- Furia appears on reading lists for Pura Belpré Author Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Furia banned in schools?
- Furia 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 9–12 — 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: award-winner.