The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is assigned in US schools at grades 7–10, with a Lexile measure of 1080L. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Diary of a Young Girl is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Lexile
- 1080L
- Grade range
- Grades 7–10
- Difficulty for grade
- Within the grade 6–8 band (925–1185L)
- Age range
- Ages 12–16
- Pages
- 283
- Reading time
- about 5h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 1947
- Genre
- Memoir
- ISBN-13
- 9780553577129
Reading difficulty: At 1080L, The Diary of a Young Girl falls within the typical 925–1185L text-complexity range for 7th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.
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About this book
Anne Frank's diary records two years of hiding with her family in an Amsterdam annex during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. She writes with adolescent self-awareness about family, growing up, and fear, and the diary ends abruptly with her arrest. Widely assigned in middle- and early high-school Holocaust units and history classes.
Why widely assigned
This Memoir title, reads at young-adult to upper-middle-grade complexity, typically at grades 7–10. Written in the 1940s; pairs with curriculum units on Holocaust and coming of age; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Themes
Holocaust · coming of age · hope · family conflict · antisemitism · war and hiding
Content notes
Holocaust · adolescent sexuality (mild) · family tension · fear of death
Common Sense Media recommends age 12+.
Where this book is assigned
Common Core State Standards (ELA)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Diary of a Young Girl?
- The Diary of a Young Girl is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 7–10, with a Lexile measure of 1080L. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What is the Lexile level of The Diary of a Young Girl?
- The Diary of a Young Girl has a Lexile measure of 1080L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
- How long does it take to read The Diary of a Young Girl?
- It takes about 5h 10m to read The Diary of a Young Girl (283 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 310 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- Is The Diary of a Young Girl hard to read for 7th grade?
- At 1080L, The Diary of a Young Girl falls within the typical 925–1185L text-complexity range for 7th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.
- What curricula assign The Diary of a Young Girl?
- The Diary of a Young Girl appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- 1080L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
- Grade band
- Grades 7–10 — 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 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- Documented as challenged or removed in 2 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.