What grade level is Roller Skates?

Roller Skates is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Roller Skates?

It takes about 3h 25m to read Roller Skates (186 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 205 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Roller Skates?

Roller Skates appears on reading lists for Newbery Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Roller Skates banned in schools?

Roller Skates 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 Roller Skates explore?

Central themes in Roller Skates include roller skating, newbery medal, friendship, neighborliness.

Roller Skates

Name: Roller Skates
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Author: Ruth Sawyer
ISBN: 9780808538028

by Ruth Sawyer · Grades 4–7 · Realistic Fiction

Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer is on US reading lists at grades 4–7. It appears on 1 list: the Newbery Medal. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

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:Newbery Medal

This page shows where Roller Skates 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 4–7
Age range: Ages 9–12
Pages: 186
Reading time: about 3h 25m (est.)
First published: 1923
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780808538028

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-23; 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 4–7. Written in the 1920s; pairs with curriculum units on roller skating and newbery medal; cited on the Newbery Medal.

Themes

roller skating · newbery medal · friendship · neighborliness

Where this book is recommended

Newbery Medal

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Common questions

What grade level is Roller Skates?: Roller Skates is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Roller Skates?: It takes about 3h 25m to read Roller Skates (186 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 205 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Roller Skates?: Roller Skates appears on reading lists for Newbery Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Roller Skates banned in schools?: Roller Skates 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 Roller Skates explore?: Central themes in Roller Skates include roller skating, newbery medal, friendship, neighborliness.

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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 4–7 — drawn from the 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: 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.