Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
by Kiran Desai
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. 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 Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard 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 9–12
- Age range
- Ages 14–18
- First published
- 1998
- Genre
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780802144508
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About this book
Kiran Desai's first novel. Sampath Chawla, a bored post-office clerk in the small Indian town of Shahkot, climbs into a guava tree and refuses to come down; the town decides he is a holy man, and his family sets about making the most of it. A comic novel about family, crowds and the wish to be left alone. It won the Betty Trask Award in 1998.
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Why widely assigned
This Literary Fiction title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 1990s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475)
- required·9th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 1 Section B (Prose), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify
- required·10th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 1 Section B (Prose), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify
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Common questions
- What grade level is Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard?
- Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard?
- Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard appears on reading lists for Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard banned in schools?
- Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard 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 9–12 — 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: Paper 1 Section B (Prose).