
Lion Dancers
by Cai Tse · Grades 4–6 · Nonfiction
Lion Dancers by Cai Tse is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 1 list: the Hawai'i Nēnē 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).
This page shows where Lion Dancers 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 4–6
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
- Pages
- 304
- Reading time
- about 5h 35m (est.)
- First published
- 2024
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781665927246
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-08-05; 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 nonfiction title is typically read at grades 4–6. Written in the 2020s; cited on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award.
Where this book is recommended
Hawai'i Nēnē Award
- recommended·4th grade · Hawaiisource: Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) — Hawaii's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·5th grade · Hawaiisource: Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) — Hawaii's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·6th grade · Hawaiisource: Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) — Hawaii's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Lion Dancers?
- Lion Dancers is listed for grades 4–6. 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 Lion Dancers?
- It takes about 5h 35m to read Lion Dancers (304 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 335 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Lion Dancers?
- Lion Dancers appears on reading lists for Hawai'i Nēnē Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Lion Dancers banned in schools?
- Lion Dancers 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 4–6 — 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.