The Lions of Little Rock
by Kristin Levine · Grades 6–8
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is on US reading lists at grades 6–8. It appears on 1 list: the Land of Enchantment Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 11–14 · Grades 6–8 · 320 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9780142424353). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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).
This page shows where The Lions of Little Rock 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 6–8
- Age range
- Ages 11–14
- Pages
- 320
- Reading time
- about 5h 50m (est.)
- ISBN-13
- 9780142424353
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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Where this book is recommended
Land of Enchantment Book Award
- recommended·6th grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2015 Young Adult winner
- recommended·7th grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2015 Young Adult winner
- recommended·8th grade · New Mexicosource: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2015 Young Adult winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Lions of Little Rock?
- The Lions of Little Rock is listed for grades 6–8. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Lions of Little Rock?
- It takes about 5h 50m to read The Lions of Little Rock (320 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Lions of Little Rock?
- The Lions of Little Rock appears on reading lists for Land of Enchantment Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Lions of Little Rock banned in schools?
- The Lions of Little Rock 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 6–8 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.