The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
by Ben Philippe
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Field Guide to the North American Teenager 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
- First published
- 2020
- Genre
- Young Adult
- ISBN-13
- 9781432873462
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About this book
When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as clichés from "a bad 90s teen movie"
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Why widely assigned
This Young Adult title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- recommended·9th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Winner
- recommended·10th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Winner
- recommended·11th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Winner
- recommended·12th gradesource: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Winner
Common questions
- What grade level is The Field Guide to the North American Teenager?
- The Field Guide to the North American Teenager 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.
- What curricula assign The Field Guide to the North American Teenager?
- The Field Guide to the North American Teenager appears on reading lists for William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Field Guide to the North American Teenager banned in schools?
- The Field Guide to the North American Teenager 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.
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
- 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
- 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: read-aloud.