Ghost in My Soup
by Judi Miller
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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).
Ghost in My Soup by Judi Miller is assigned in US schools at grades 6–8. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Ghost in My Soup 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 6–8
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
- Pages
- 116
- Reading time
- about 2h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 1985
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780553154863
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About this book
Ten-year-old Scott's troubles start the day he & his family move to Chagrin Falls. He sees an old man in his room, and his parents see ... no one. It's a ghost!
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 6–8. Written in the 1980s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Virginia Readers' Choice
- recommended·6th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1987-1988 winner (Middle)
- recommended·7th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1987-1988 winner (Middle)
- recommended·8th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1987-1988 winner (Middle)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Ghost in My Soup?
- Ghost in My Soup is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–8. 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 Ghost in My Soup?
- It takes about 2h 10m to read Ghost in My Soup (116 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 130 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Ghost in My Soup?
- Ghost in My Soup appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Ghost in My Soup banned in schools?
- Ghost in My Soup 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 6–8 — 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
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.