
Give Me a Sign
by Anna Sortino · Grades 9–12 · Young Adult Fiction
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 9–12 · 321 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9780593533819). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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).
This page shows where Give Me a Sign 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
- Pages
- 321
- Reading time
- about 5h 55m (est.)
- Genre
- Young Adult Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780593533819
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-06; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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Why it is assigned
This young adult fiction title is typically read at grades 9–12. Published in the canon; cited on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award.
Where this book is recommended
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award
- recommended·9th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee
- recommended·10th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee
- recommended·11th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee
- recommended·12th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee
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Common questions
- What grade level is Give Me a Sign?
- Give Me a Sign is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Give Me a Sign?
- It takes about 5h 55m to read Give Me a Sign (321 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 355 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Give Me a Sign?
- Give Me a Sign appears on reading lists for South Carolina Young Adult Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Give Me a Sign banned in schools?
- Give Me a Sign 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 9–12 — drawn from the state 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
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.