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The Beasts in Your Brain

by Katherine Speller

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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:Mississippi Magnolia Book Award

The Beasts in Your Brain by Katherine Speller is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. 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 The Beasts in Your Brain 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
Pages
118
Reading time
about 2h 10m (est.)
First published
2023
Genre
Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN-13
9781728486062

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About this book

A YA nonfiction guide to understanding anxiety and depression, and to finding words for feelings that are hard to name and help that is hard to ask for.

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Why widely assigned

This Young Adult Nonfiction title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is The Beasts in Your Brain?
The Beasts in Your Brain 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.
How long does it take to read The Beasts in Your Brain?
It takes about 2h 10m to read The Beasts in Your Brain (118 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 130 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Beasts in Your Brain?
The Beasts in Your Brain appears on reading lists for Mississippi Magnolia Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Beasts in Your Brain banned in schools?
The Beasts in Your Brain 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 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
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.

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