What grade level is How to Talk to Your Succulent?

How to Talk to Your Succulent is listed for grades 6–8. 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 How to Talk to Your Succulent?

It takes about 4h 10m to read How to Talk to Your Succulent (225 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 250 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign How to Talk to Your Succulent?

How to Talk to Your Succulent appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is How to Talk to Your Succulent banned in schools?

How to Talk to Your Succulent 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.

How to Talk to Your Succulent

Name: How to Talk to Your Succulent
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Author: Zoe Persico
ISBN: 9781774883129

by Zoe Persico · Grades 6–8 · Juvenile Fiction

How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico is on US reading lists at grades 6–8. It appears on 1 list: the Great Lakes Great Books Award, 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:Great Lakes Great Books Award

This page shows where How to Talk to Your Succulent 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 6–8
Pages: 225
Reading time: about 4h 10m (est.)
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781774883129

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-02; 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 juvenile fiction title is typically read at grades 6–8. Published in the canon; cited on the Great Lakes Great Books Award.

Where this book is recommended

Great Lakes Great Books Award

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What grade level is How to Talk to Your Succulent?: How to Talk to Your Succulent is listed for grades 6–8. 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 How to Talk to Your Succulent?: It takes about 4h 10m to read How to Talk to Your Succulent (225 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 250 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign How to Talk to Your Succulent?: How to Talk to Your Succulent appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is How to Talk to Your Succulent banned in schools?: How to Talk to Your Succulent 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.

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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 6–8 — 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.