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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

by Dan Gemeinhart

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart is assigned in US schools at grades 5–8. It appears across 2 curriculum references 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 Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise 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 5–8
Age range
Ages 10–14
First published
2019
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250196712
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About this book

Living on a converted school bus with her dad since a tragic accident, twelve-year-old Coyote races cross-country to save a buried memory box. (Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award winner.)

Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 5–8. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on grief and family; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

grief · family · journey

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Common questions

What grade level is The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise?
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 5–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise?
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise appears on reading lists for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, William Allen White Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise banned in schools?
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise 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.
What themes does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise explore?
Central themes in The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise include grief, family, journey. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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 5–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula 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
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.