What grade level is Riptide?

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

How long does it take to read Riptide?

It takes about 35 minutes to read Riptide (32 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Riptide?

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

Is Riptide banned in schools?

Riptide 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 Riptide explore?

Central themes in Riptide include dogs, dogs, fiction, cape cod (mass.), fiction, human-animal relationships.

Riptide

Name: Riptide
Availability: InStock
Author: Frances Ward Weller
ISBN: 9781567925975

by Frances Ward Weller · Grades K–3 · Realistic Fiction

Riptide by Frances Ward Weller is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Nebraska Golden Sower 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:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

This page shows where Riptide 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
Pages: 32
Reading time: about 35 minutes (est.)
First published: 1990
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781567925975

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 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on dogs and dogs, fiction; cited on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award.

Themes

dogs · dogs, fiction · cape cod (mass.), fiction · human-animal relationships

Where this book is recommended

Nebraska Golden Sower Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Riptide?: Riptide is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Riptide?: It takes about 35 minutes to read Riptide (32 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Riptide?: Riptide appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Riptide banned in schools?: Riptide 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 Riptide explore?: Central themes in Riptide include dogs, dogs, fiction, cape cod (mass.), fiction, human-animal relationships.

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How we classify

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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.