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Shut Up, This Is Serious

by Carolina Ixta

Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Shut Up, This Is Serious 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 9–12
Age range
Ages 14–18
First published
2024
Genre
Young Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063287884
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About this book

Two Latina best friends in Oakland navigate love, family pressure, and a senior year that doesn't go as planned, in this Pura Belpré Award-winning debut. a 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal (Young Adult) nominee.

Why widely assigned

This Young Adult Fiction title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and identity; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

friendship · identity · family

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is Shut Up, This Is Serious?
Shut Up, This Is Serious is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Shut Up, This Is Serious?
Shut Up, This Is Serious appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Shut Up, This Is Serious banned in schools?
Shut Up, This Is Serious 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 Shut Up, This Is Serious explore?
Central themes in Shut Up, This Is Serious include friendship, identity, family. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.