The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. 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 Girl Who Drank the Moon 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 4–7
- Pages
- 386
- Reading time
- about 7h 5m (est.)
- First published
- 2016
- ISBN-13
- 9781537911137
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About this book
"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her"--
Where this book is assigned
Newbery Medal
- recommended·4th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2017 Newbery Medal
- recommended·5th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2017 Newbery Medal
- recommended·6th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2017 Newbery Medal
- recommended·7th gradesource: Newbery Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2017 Newbery Medal
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Girl Who Drank the Moon?
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. 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 Girl Who Drank the Moon?
- It takes about 7h 5m to read The Girl Who Drank the Moon (386 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 425 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Girl Who Drank the Moon?
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon appears on reading lists for Newbery Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Girl Who Drank the Moon banned in schools?
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon 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 4–7 — 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: award-winner.