What grade level is Standing in the Need of Prayer?

Standing in the Need of Prayer is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 book-award list, from kindergarten to grade 5. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Standing in the Need of Prayer?

It takes about 35 minutes to read Standing in the Need of Prayer (33 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Standing in the Need of Prayer?

Standing in the Need of Prayer appears on reading lists for Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Standing in the Need of Prayer banned in schools?

Standing in the Need of Prayer 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. See the banned books list by state.

Standing in the Need of Prayer

Name: Standing in the Need of Prayer
Availability: InStock
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
ISBN: 9780593306345

by Carole Boston Weatherford · Grades K–3 · Juvenile Fiction

Standing in the Need of Prayer by Carole Boston Weatherford is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

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:Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

This page shows where Standing in the Need of Prayer 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 K–3
Pages: 33
Reading time: about 35 minutes (est.)
First published: 2022
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780593306345

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-20; 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 juvenile fiction title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2020s; cited on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.

Where this book is recommended

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What grade level is Standing in the Need of Prayer?: Standing in the Need of Prayer is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 book-award list, from kindergarten to grade 5. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Standing in the Need of Prayer?: It takes about 35 minutes to read Standing in the Need of Prayer (33 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Standing in the Need of Prayer?: Standing in the Need of Prayer appears on reading lists for Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Standing in the Need of Prayer banned in schools?: Standing in the Need of Prayer 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. See the banned books list by state.

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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 K–3 — drawn from the 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: Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: award-winner, read-aloud.