
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
by Candace Fleming · Grades 3–5 · Realistic Fiction
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen by Candace Fleming is on US reading lists at grades 3–5. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 8–10 · Grades 3–5 · 258 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9781101934104). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states
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 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.
Reading level at a glance
- 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
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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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- On award reading lists
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award (source: floridamediaed.org)
- Nebraska Golden Sower Award (source: nlc.nebraska.gov)
- Catalog record
- First published 2018 · 258 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades 3–5. Written in the 2010s; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Nebraska Golden Sower Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2021 winner (Chapter Book)
- recommended·4th grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2021 winner (Chapter Book)
- recommended·5th grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2021 winner (Chapter Book)
Sunshine State Young Readers Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners, 2021 winner (grades 3-5)
- recommended·4th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners, 2021 winner (grades 3-5)
- recommended·5th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners, 2021 winner (grades 3-5)
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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 listed for grades 3–5. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- 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, Sunshine State Young Readers 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. See the banned books list by state.
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 3–5 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.