Is Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You hard to read for 7th grade?

At 1000L, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You falls within the typical 925–1185L text-complexity range for 7th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately. For more titles like it, see books like Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.

What grade level is Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 7–12, with a Lexile measure of 1000L. It appears on 2 school reading lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What is the Lexile level of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You has a Lexile measure of 1000L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.

How long does it take to read Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?

It takes about 5h 50m to read Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (320 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA), Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Name: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
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Author: Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
ISBN: 9780316453691

by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi · Grades 7–12 · Young Adult Nonfiction / History

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi is assigned in US schools at grades 7–12, with a Lexile measure of 1000L. It appears on 2 lists: 1 state standards document and 1 book-award list. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists

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:Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)

This page shows where Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You 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

Lexile: 1000L
Grade range: Grades 7–12See the list:7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Difficulty for grade: Within the grade 6–8 band (925–1185L)
Age range: Ages 12–18
Pages: 320
Reading time: about 5h 50m (est.)
First published: 2020
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction / History
ISBN-13: 9780316453691

Its Lexile (1000L) is higher than 85% of the 53 books with a Lexile on our cited 8th grade lists.

Sources: Lexile from MetaMetrics as recorded in our catalog (method); grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-19; percentile computed from those lists; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Reading difficulty: At 1000L, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You falls within the typical 925–1185L text-complexity range for 7th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.

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Book facts and sources (2)

On award reading lists: Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) (source: Wikipedia)
Named in curriculum frameworks: Common Core State Standards (ELA) (source: nysed.gov)
Catalog record: First published 2020 · 320 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This young adult nonfiction / history title reads at young-adult to upper-middle-grade complexity and is typically read at grades 7–12. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on history of racism and antiracism; cited on 2 lists: 1 state standards document and 1 book-award list.

Themes

history of racism · antiracism · American history · civil rights movement · historical literacy

Content notes

historical violence · slavery · lynching (discussed) · racial slurs (historical context)

Common Sense Media recommends age 12+.

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Is Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You hard to read for 7th grade?: At 1000L, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You falls within the typical 925–1185L text-complexity range for 7th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately. For more titles like it, see books like Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.
What grade level is Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 7–12, with a Lexile measure of 1000L. It appears on 2 school reading lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What is the Lexile level of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You has a Lexile measure of 1000L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
How long does it take to read Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?: It takes about 5h 50m to read Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (320 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You?: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA), Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

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Lexile measure: 1000L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
Grade band: Grades 7–12 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records: Documented as challenged or removed in 6 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: read-aloud.