The White Darkness
by Geraldine McCaughrean · Grades 9–12
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Michael L. Printz Award. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
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 White Darkness 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 9–12
- First published
- 2006
- ISBN-13
- 9780192726186
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-09; 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
Michael L. Printz Award
- recommended·9th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 Printz Award
- recommended·10th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 Printz Award
- recommended·11th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 Printz Award
- recommended·12th gradesource: Michael L. Printz Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 Printz Award
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Common questions
- What grade level is The White Darkness?
- The White Darkness is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign The White Darkness?
- The White Darkness appears on reading lists for Michael L. Printz Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The White Darkness banned in schools?
- The White Darkness has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 1 state (FL) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
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 9–12 — drawn from the 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
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- Documented as challenged or removed in 1 state per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner.