Roll for Initiative
by Jaime Formato · Grades 4–8 · Middle Grade Fiction
Roll for Initiative by Jaime Formato is on US reading lists at grades 4–8. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 3 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 9–13 · Grades 4–8. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780762481064). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 3 states
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Roll for Initiative 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 4–8
- Age range
- Ages 9–13
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Middle Grade Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780762481064
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-11; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (3)
- On award reading lists
- South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards (source: cdn.ymaws.com)
- Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
- Washington Sasquatch Book Award (source: wla.org)
- Catalog record
- First published 2022 (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This middle grade fiction title is typically read at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and anxiety; cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.
Themes
friendship · anxiety · gaming · family
Where this book is recommended
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·8th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards
- recommended·4th grade · South Dakotasource: South Dakota Library Association — Children's Book Award Nominations 2024-2025 (Prairie Bud PreK-1 · Prairie Bloom 2-3 · Prairie Pasque 4-5)
- recommended·5th grade · South Dakotasource: South Dakota Library Association — Children's Book Award Nominations 2024-2025 (Prairie Bud PreK-1 · Prairie Bloom 2-3 · Prairie Pasque 4-5)
Washington Sasquatch Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Washingtonsource: 2026 Sasquatch Book Award Nominees (Washington Library Association)
- recommended·5th grade · Washingtonsource: 2026 Sasquatch Book Award Nominees (Washington Library Association)
- recommended·6th grade · Washingtonsource: 2026 Sasquatch Book Award Nominees (Washington Library Association)
- recommended·7th grade · Washingtonsource: 2026 Sasquatch Book Award Nominees (Washington Library Association)
- recommended·8th grade · Washingtonsource: 2026 Sasquatch Book Award Nominees (Washington Library Association)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Roll for Initiative?
- Roll for Initiative is listed for grades 4–8. It appears on 3 state book-award lists across 3 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Roll for Initiative?
- Roll for Initiative appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards, Washington Sasquatch Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Roll for Initiative banned in schools?
- Roll for Initiative 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 Roll for Initiative explore?
- Central themes in Roll for Initiative include friendship, anxiety, gaming, family.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 4–8 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 3 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.