What grade level is Mississippi Trial, 1955?

Mississippi Trial, 1955 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–9. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

How long does it take to read Mississippi Trial, 1955?

It takes about 4h 15m to read Mississippi Trial, 1955 (231 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 255 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Mississippi Trial, 1955?

Mississippi Trial, 1955 appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Mississippi Trial, 1955 banned in schools?

Mississippi Trial, 1955 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.

What themes does Mississippi Trial, 1955 explore?

Central themes in Mississippi Trial, 1955 include race relations, fathers and sons, racism, grandfathers. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Name: Mississippi Trial, 1955
Availability: InStock
Author: Chris Crowe
ISBN: 9780803727458

by Chris Crowe

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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:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe is assigned in US schools at grades 6–9. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Mississippi Trial, 1955 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 6–9
Age range: Ages 11–14
Pages: 231
Reading time: about 4h 15m (est.)
First published: 2002
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780803727458

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About this book

Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old black teenager from Chicago, was unused to the mores of the segregated South. While visiting his uncle in the summer of 1955, he allegedly made flirtatious remarks to a white woman. A few days later Emmett was kidnapped and brutally murdered. Although the white murderers were tried and acquitted, they later bragged publicly about the crime.Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping, fictionalized account of this infamous event, which prompted a national outcry at the time, and served as one of the triggers for the Civil Rights Movement.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 6–9. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on race relations and fathers and sons; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

race relations · fathers and sons · racism · grandfathers

Where this book is assigned

Nebraska Golden Sower Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Mississippi Trial, 1955?: Mississippi Trial, 1955 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–9. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Mississippi Trial, 1955?: It takes about 4h 15m to read Mississippi Trial, 1955 (231 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 255 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Mississippi Trial, 1955?: Mississippi Trial, 1955 appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Mississippi Trial, 1955 banned in schools?: Mississippi Trial, 1955 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.
What themes does Mississippi Trial, 1955 explore?: Central themes in Mississippi Trial, 1955 include race relations, fathers and sons, racism, grandfathers. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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How we classify

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 6–9 — 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: Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.