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Shiloh Season

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Among the most widely assigned — 5 curriculum lists · 5 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).

On reading-award lists:Nebraska Golden Sower AwardMountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)Great Lakes Great Books AwardIowa Children's Choice Award+1 more

Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 5 curriculum references and 5 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Shiloh Season is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–11
Pages
124
Reading time
about 2h 15m (est.)
First published
1996
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689806476

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on kindness and dogs; cited across 5 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

kindness · dogs · dogs, fiction · west virginia, fiction

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Common questions

What grade level is Shiloh Season?
Shiloh Season is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. It appears on 5 school reading lists across 5 states, from grade 3 to grade 7. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Shiloh Season?
It takes about 2h 15m to read Shiloh Season (124 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 135 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Shiloh Season?
Shiloh Season appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award, Iowa Children's Choice Award, Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania), and 2 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Shiloh Season banned in schools?
Shiloh Season 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 Shiloh Season explore?
Central themes in Shiloh Season include kindness, dogs, dogs, fiction, west virginia, fiction.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 5 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 5 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
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