Handbook for Dragon Slayers
by Merrie Haskell
Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. 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 Handbook for Dragon Slayers 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 4–7
- Pages
- 324
- Reading time
- about 5h 55m (est.)
- First published
- 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9780062008169
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About this book
Yearning for life in a cloistered scriptorium, thirteen-year-old Princess Matilda, whose lame foot brings fear of the evil eye, escapes her scheming cousin Ivo and joins her servant Judith and an old friend, Parz, in hunting dragons and writing about them.
Where this book is assigned
Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2014 Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·5th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2014 Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·6th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2014 Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·7th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2014 Schneider Family Book Award
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Common questions
- What grade level is Handbook for Dragon Slayers?
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. 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 Handbook for Dragon Slayers?
- It takes about 5h 55m to read Handbook for Dragon Slayers (324 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 Handbook for Dragon Slayers?
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers appears on reading lists for Schneider Family Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Handbook for Dragon Slayers banned in schools?
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers 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 4–7 — 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.