What grade level is Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen?

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

How long does it take to read Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen?

It takes about 4h 45m to read Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen (258 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 285 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen?

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen banned in schools?

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen 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.

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen

Name: Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
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Author: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9781101934104

by Candace Fleming

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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:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen by Candace Fleming is assigned in US schools at grades 3–5. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen 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 3–5
Age range: Ages 8–10
Pages: 258
Reading time: about 4h 45m (est.)
First published: 2018
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781101934104

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About this book

For fans of Balto and other real-life dog stories, here's a heavily illustrated middle-grade novel about a canine movie star of the 1920s, dramatically told in both words and pictures by an acclaimed author and a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator. When movie director Larry Trimble travels to Berlin searching for his next big star--a dog!--he finds Etzel, a fierce, highly trained three-year-old German shepherd police dog. Larry sees past the snarls and growls and brings Etzel back to Hollywood, where he is renamed Strongheart.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–5. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Where this book is assigned

Nebraska Golden Sower Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen?: Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen?: It takes about 4h 45m to read Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen (258 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 285 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen?: Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen banned in schools?: Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen 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.

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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 3–5 — 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: Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.