What grade level is Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?

Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is listed for grades 5–12. It appears on 2 book-award lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?

It takes about 5h 30m to read Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (302 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 330 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?

Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender appears on reading lists for Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender banned in schools?

Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender 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.

Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Name: Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
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Author: Leslye Jo Anne Walton
ISBN: 9781484465356

by Leslye Jo Anne Walton · Grades 5–12 · Science Fiction & Fantasy

Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Jo Anne Walton is on US reading lists at grades 5–12. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:William C. Morris YA Debut Award Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction

This page shows where Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender 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 5–12
Pages: 302
Reading time: about 5h 30m (est.)
First published: 2015
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
ISBN-13: 9781484465356

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-20; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Book facts and sources (2)

On award reading lists: William C. Morris YA Debut Award (source: Wikipedia)
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction (source: Wikipedia)
Catalog record: First published 2015 · 302 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This science fiction & fantasy title is typically read at grades 5–12. Written in the 2010s; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.

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What grade level is Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?: Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is listed for grades 5–12. It appears on 2 book-award lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?: It takes about 5h 30m to read Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (302 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 330 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender?: Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender appears on reading lists for Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender banned in schools?: Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender 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.

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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 5–12 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” 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.