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Soup for President

by Robert Newton Peck · Grades 4–6 · Friendship

Soup for President by Robert Newton Peck is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 1 list: the Mark Twain Readers Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 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).

On reading-award lists:Mark Twain Readers Award

This page shows where Soup for President 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 4–6
Pages
107
Reading time
about 2 hours (est.)
Genre
Friendship
ISBN-13
9780440481881

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-25; 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 friendship title is typically read at grades 4–6. Published in the canon; cited on the Mark Twain Readers Award.

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Common questions

What grade level is Soup for President?
Soup for President is listed for grades 4–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Soup for President?
It takes about 2 hours to read Soup for President (107 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 120 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Soup for President?
Soup for President appears on reading lists for Mark Twain Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Soup for President banned in schools?
Soup for President 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 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 4–6 — drawn from the state 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
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.

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