
Saints and Misfits
by S. K. Ali · Grades 9–12 · Young Adult
Saints and Misfits by S. K. Ali is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 2 lists: 1 book-award list and 1 school or library reading list, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 9–12 · 336 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9781481499248). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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).
This page shows where Saints and Misfits 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 9–12
- Pages
- 336
- Reading time
- about 6h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 2017
- Genre
- Young Adult
- ISBN-13
- 9781481499248
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-08-11; 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 young adult title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; cited on 2 lists: 1 book-award list and 1 school or library reading list.
Where this book is recommended
Battle of the Books (state reading programs)
- recommended·9th grade · North Carolinasource: NCSLMA High School Battle of the Books — official 2018-2019, 2022-2023 lists
- recommended·10th grade · North Carolinasource: NCSLMA High School Battle of the Books — official 2018-2019, 2022-2023 lists
- recommended·11th grade · North Carolinasource: NCSLMA High School Battle of the Books — official 2018-2019, 2022-2023 lists
- recommended·12th grade · North Carolinasource: NCSLMA High School Battle of the Books — official 2018-2019, 2022-2023 lists
William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- recommended·9th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2018 Honor
- recommended·10th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2018 Honor
- recommended·11th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2018 Honor
- recommended·12th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2018 Honor
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Common questions
- What grade level is Saints and Misfits?
- Saints and Misfits is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 2 reading-program lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Saints and Misfits?
- It takes about 6h 10m to read Saints and Misfits (336 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 370 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Saints and Misfits?
- Saints and Misfits appears on reading lists for Battle of the Books (state reading programs), William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Saints and Misfits banned in schools?
- Saints and Misfits 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
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 9–12 — drawn from the reading-program lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula 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, read-aloud.