
I Hunt Killers
by Barry Lyga · Grades 9–12 · Realistic Fiction
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 14–17 · Grades 9–12 · 347 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780316125840). 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 I Hunt Killers 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
- 347
- Reading time
- about 6h 20m (est.)
- First published
- 2014
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780316125840
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 realistic fiction title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; cited on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award.
Where this book is recommended
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
- recommended·9th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2014 winner (9-12)
- recommended·10th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2014 winner (9-12)
- recommended·11th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2014 winner (9-12)
- recommended·12th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2014 winner (9-12)
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Common questions
- What grade level is I Hunt Killers?
- I Hunt Killers is listed for grades 9–12. 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 I Hunt Killers?
- It takes about 6h 20m to read I Hunt Killers (347 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 380 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign I Hunt Killers?
- I Hunt Killers appears on reading lists for Kentucky Bluegrass Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is I Hunt Killers banned in schools?
- I Hunt Killers 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.
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.