Guinea Dog
by Patrick Jennings
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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).
Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings is assigned in US schools at grades 3–5. It appears across 2 curriculum references 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 Guinea Dog 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 3–5
- First published
- 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9781606844526
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Where this book is assigned
William Allen White Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
- recommended·4th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
- recommended·5th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record.
William Allen White Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award winners (Emporia State University), via Wikipedia — 2013
- recommended·4th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award winners (Emporia State University), via Wikipedia — 2013
- recommended·5th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award winners (Emporia State University), via Wikipedia — 2013
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Common questions
- What grade level is Guinea Dog?
- Guinea Dog is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign Guinea Dog?
- Guinea Dog appears on reading lists for William Allen White Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Guinea Dog banned in schools?
- Guinea Dog 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 3–5 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula 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: award-winner, book-club.