What grade level is Prisoner B-3087?

Prisoner B-3087 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

Is Prisoner B-3087 banned in schools?

Prisoner B-3087 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 Prisoner B-3087 explore?

Central themes in Prisoner B-3087 include jews, history, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), holocaust survivors. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Prisoner B-3087

Name: Prisoner B-3087
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Author: Alan Gratz
ISBN: 9780545459013

by Alan Gratz

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

On reading-award lists:Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. 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 Prisoner B-3087 is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range: Grades 3–8
Age range: Ages 8–13
First published: 2013
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780545459013

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About this book

From Alan Gratz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee, comes this wrenching novel about one boy's struggle to survive ten concentration camps during the Holocaust. Based on the inspiring true life story of Jack Gruener. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis who have taken over. Everything he has, and everyone he loves, have been snatched brutally from him.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–8. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on jews and history; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

jews · history · holocaust, jewish (1939-1945) · holocaust survivors

Where this book is assigned

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Prisoner B-3087?: Prisoner B-3087 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Prisoner B-3087?: Prisoner B-3087 appears on reading lists for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Prisoner B-3087 banned in schools?: Prisoner B-3087 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 Prisoner B-3087 explore?: Central themes in Prisoner B-3087 include jews, history, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), holocaust survivors. 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 3–8 — 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.