
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy
by Faith Erin Hicks · Grades 9–12 · Graphic Novel
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 14–17 · Grades 9–12 · 304 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9781250321503). 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 Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy 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
- Age range
- Ages 14–17
- Pages
- 304
- Reading time
- about 5h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 2023
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- ISBN-13
- 9781250321503
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; 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 graphic novel title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on graphic novels and romance; cited on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award.
Themes
graphic novels · romance · lgbti · sports
Where this book is recommended
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2026 winner (Graphic Novel)
- recommended·5th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2026 winner (Graphic Novel)
- recommended·6th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2026 winner (Graphic Novel)
- recommended·7th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2026 winner (Graphic Novel)
- recommended·8th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2026 winner (Graphic Novel)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy?
- Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state, from grade 4 to grade 8. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy?
- It takes about 5h 35m to read Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy (304 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 335 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy?
- Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy banned in schools?
- Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy 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. See the banned books list by state.
- What themes does Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy explore?
- Central themes in Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy include graphic novels, romance, lgbti, sports.
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.