The Moorchild
by Eloise McGraw
The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw is assigned in US schools at grades 4–9. 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 Moorchild 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 4–9
- Pages
- 260
- Reading time
- about 4h 45m (est.)
- First published
- 2007
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9781416948193
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About this book
Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she has been given.
Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades 4–9. Written in the 2000s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1997 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1997 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1997 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1997 Winner
- recommended·8th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1997 Winner
- recommended·9th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 1997 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Moorchild?
- The Moorchild is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–9. 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 Moorchild?
- It takes about 4h 45m to read The Moorchild (260 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 285 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Moorchild?
- The Moorchild appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Moorchild banned in schools?
- The Moorchild 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 4–9 — 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.