What grade level is Memoirs of a Goldfish?

Memoirs of a Goldfish is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Memoirs of a Goldfish?

Memoirs of a Goldfish appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Memoirs of a Goldfish banned in schools?

Memoirs of a Goldfish 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.

What themes does Memoirs of a Goldfish explore?

Central themes in Memoirs of a Goldfish include goldfish, friendship, picture books, picture books for children.

Memoirs of a Goldfish

Name: Memoirs of a Goldfish
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Author: Devin Scillian
ISBN: 9781585365074

by Devin Scillian · Grades K–3 · Realistic Fiction

Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book 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:Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

This page shows where Memoirs of a Goldfish 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 K–3
Age range: Ages 5–8
First published: 2010
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781585365074

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 k–3. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on goldfish and friendship; cited on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award.

Themes

goldfish · friendship · picture books · picture books for children

Where this book is recommended

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

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What grade level is Memoirs of a Goldfish?: Memoirs of a Goldfish is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Memoirs of a Goldfish?: Memoirs of a Goldfish appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Memoirs of a Goldfish banned in schools?: Memoirs of a Goldfish 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.
What themes does Memoirs of a Goldfish explore?: Central themes in Memoirs of a Goldfish include goldfish, friendship, picture books, picture books for children.

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Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades K–3 — 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.