
Kareem Between
by Shifa Saltagi Safadi · Grades 4–7
Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi is on US reading lists at grades 4–7. It appears on 1 list: the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 4–7 · 337 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9780593699287). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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).
This page shows where Kareem Between 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
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-09; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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Where this book is recommended
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
- recommended·4th gradesource: National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners (National Book Foundation), via Wikipedia — 2024 winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners (National Book Foundation), via Wikipedia — 2024 winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners (National Book Foundation), via Wikipedia — 2024 winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners (National Book Foundation), via Wikipedia — 2024 winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Kareem Between?
- Kareem Between is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Kareem Between?
- It takes about 6h 10m to read Kareem Between (337 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 370 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Kareem Between?
- Kareem Between appears on reading lists for National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Kareem Between banned in schools?
- Kareem Between 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 4–7 — drawn from the 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
- 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: award-winner.