What grade level is How to Survive Your Murder?

How to Survive Your Murder is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign How to Survive Your Murder?

How to Survive Your Murder appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is How to Survive Your Murder banned in schools?

How to Survive Your Murder has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 1 state (TX) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.

What themes does How to Survive Your Murder explore?

Central themes in How to Survive Your Murder include mystery, survival, family.

How to Survive Your Murder

Name: How to Survive Your Murder
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Author: Danielle Valentine
ISBN: 9780593352021

by Danielle Valentine · Grades 9–12 · Mystery

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Virginia Readers' Choice, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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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).

On reading-award lists:Virginia Readers' Choice

This page shows where How to Survive Your Murder 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 14–18
First published: 2022
Genre: Mystery
ISBN-13: 9780593352021

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-08; 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 mystery title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on mystery and survival; cited on the Virginia Readers' Choice.

Themes

mystery · survival · family

Where this book is recommended

Virginia Readers' Choice

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Common questions

What grade level is How to Survive Your Murder?: How to Survive Your Murder is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign How to Survive Your Murder?: How to Survive Your Murder appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is How to Survive Your Murder banned in schools?: How to Survive Your Murder has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 1 state (TX) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
What themes does How to Survive Your Murder explore?: Central themes in How to Survive Your Murder include mystery, survival, family.

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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 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: Documented as challenged or removed in 1 state per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.