Not Like Other Girls
by Meredith Adamo
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Not Like Other Girls 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 9–12
- Pages
- 452
- Reading time
- about 8h 15m (est.)
- First published
- 2024
- Genre
- Young Adult
- ISBN-13
- 9781526677235
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About this book
A breathtaking contemporary YA thriller – serious questions and hot romance in an award-winning twisty mystery. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
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Why widely assigned
This Young Adult title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- recommended·9th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2025 Winner
- recommended·10th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2025 Winner
- recommended·11th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2025 Winner
- recommended·12th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2025 Winner
Common questions
- What grade level is Not Like Other Girls?
- Not Like Other Girls is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. 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 Not Like Other Girls?
- It takes about 8h 15m to read Not Like Other Girls (452 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 495 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Not Like Other Girls?
- Not Like Other Girls appears on reading lists for William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Not Like Other Girls banned in schools?
- Not Like Other Girls 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
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 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
- 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: read-aloud.