What grade level is Girls Like Us?

Girls Like Us is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Girls Like Us?

Girls Like Us appears on reading lists for Schneider Family Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Girls Like Us banned in schools?

Girls Like Us has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 3 states (FL, TX, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.

Girls Like Us

Name: Girls Like Us
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Author: Gail Giles
ISBN: 9780763680282

by Gail Giles · Grades 9–12

Girls Like Us by Gail Giles is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Schneider Family Book Award. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

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:Schneider Family Book Award

This page shows where Girls Like Us 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 9–12
First published: 2015
ISBN-13: 9780763680282

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-10; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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What grade level is Girls Like Us?: Girls Like Us is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Girls Like Us?: Girls Like Us appears on reading lists for Schneider Family Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Girls Like Us banned in schools?: Girls Like Us has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 3 states (FL, TX, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.

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How we classify

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 the 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: Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records: Documented as challenged or removed in 3 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: award-winner.