What grade level is Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3?

Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. It appears on 2 school reading lists, from grade 9 to grade 12. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3?

Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 appears on reading lists for Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695), Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 banned in schools?

Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 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.

Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3

Name: Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3
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Author: Cambridge University Press & Assessment (compiled)
ISBN: 9781009467681

by Cambridge University Press & Assessment (compiled) · Grades 11–12 · Short Story Anthology

Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 by Cambridge University Press & Assessment (compiled) is assigned in US schools at grades 11–12. It appears on 2 lists: 2 exam syllabi (AP, IB, GCSE or Cambridge). 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).

This page shows where Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 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 11–12
Age range: Ages 16–18
First published: 2024
Genre: Short Story Anthology
ISBN-13: 9781009467681

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Book facts and sources (2)

Named in curriculum frameworks: Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475) (source: cambridgeinternational.org)
Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) (source: cambridgeinternational.org)
Catalog record: First published 2024 (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This short story anthology title is typically read at grades 11–12. Written in the 2020s; cited on 2 lists: 2 exam syllabi (AP, IB, GCSE or Cambridge).

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What grade level is Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3?: Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. It appears on 2 school reading lists, from grade 9 to grade 12. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3?: Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 appears on reading lists for Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695), Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 banned in schools?: Stories of Ourselves: Volume 3 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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Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 11–12 — 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: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: Paper 1 Section B (Prose), Paper 2 Section A (Prose).