Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2
by Cambridge Assessment International Education (compiled by Mary Wilmer)
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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).
Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2 by Cambridge Assessment International Education (compiled by Mary Wilmer) is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2 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
- 2018
- Genre
- Short Story Anthology
- ISBN-13
- 9781108436199
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About this book
Cambridge's anthology of short stories in English. For the 2027 IGCSE exam, ten stories from this volume are set, among them Christina Rossetti's 'Nick', Ralph Ellison's 'The Black Ball', Margaret Atwood's 'When It Happens' and Romesh Gunesekera's 'Fluke'; exam passages are printed as they appear here.
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Why widely assigned
This Short Story Anthology title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475)
- required·9th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 1 Section B (Prose), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify
- required·10th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 1 Section B (Prose), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify
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Common questions
- What grade level is Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2?
- Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2 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 Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2?
- Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2 appears on reading lists for Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2 banned in schools?
- Stories of Ourselves: Volume 2 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 classifyHide
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
- 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: Paper 1 Section B (Prose).