Ophie's Ghosts
Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. 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 Ophie's Ghosts 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 4–7
- First published
- 2022
- ISBN-13
- 9781536478167
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About this book
Ophelia Harrison and her family used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November 1922 and the cruel act that took her home and her father from her. Which just happened to be the same night that Ophie
Where this book is assigned
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
- recommended·4th gradesource: Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction winners, via Wikipedia — 2022 Scott O'Dell Award
- recommended·5th gradesource: Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction winners, via Wikipedia — 2022 Scott O'Dell Award
- recommended·6th gradesource: Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction winners, via Wikipedia — 2022 Scott O'Dell Award
- recommended·7th gradesource: Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction winners, via Wikipedia — 2022 Scott O'Dell Award
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Common questions
- What grade level is Ophie's Ghosts?
- Ophie's Ghosts is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign Ophie's Ghosts?
- Ophie's Ghosts appears on reading lists for Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Ophie's Ghosts banned in schools?
- Ophie's Ghosts 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 4–7 — 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: award-winner.