
The Sea of Trolls
by Nancy Farmer · Grades 6–8 · Fantasy
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer is on US reading lists at grades 6–8. It appears on 1 list: the Virginia Readers' Choice, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 11–13 · Grades 6–8 · 459 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780689867446). 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 Sea of Trolls 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 11–13
- Pages
- 459
- Reading time
- about 8h 25m (est.)
- First published
- 2004
- Genre
- Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9780689867446
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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Why it is assigned
This fantasy title is typically read at grades 6–8. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on norse mythology and druids and druidism; cited on the Virginia Readers' Choice.
Themes
norse mythology · druids and druidism · bards and bardism · brothers and sisters
Where this book is recommended
Virginia Readers' Choice
- recommended·6th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2006-2007 winner (Middle)
- recommended·7th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2006-2007 winner (Middle)
- recommended·8th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2006-2007 winner (Middle)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Sea of Trolls?
- The Sea of Trolls 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 Sea of Trolls?
- It takes about 8h 25m to read The Sea of Trolls (459 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 505 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Sea of Trolls?
- The Sea of Trolls appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Sea of Trolls banned in schools?
- The Sea of Trolls 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.
- What themes does The Sea of Trolls explore?
- Central themes in The Sea of Trolls include norse mythology, druids and druidism, bards and bardism, brothers and sisters.
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.