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There Will Come a Darkness

by Katy Rose Pool

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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).

On reading-award lists:William C. Morris YA Debut Award

There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. 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 There Will Come a Darkness 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 9–12
Pages
421
Reading time
about 7h 45m (est.)
First published
2019
Genre
Young Adult
ISBN-13
9780356513522

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Why widely assigned

This Young Adult title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is There Will Come a Darkness?
There Will Come a Darkness is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. 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 There Will Come a Darkness?
It takes about 7h 45m to read There Will Come a Darkness (421 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 465 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign There Will Come a Darkness?
There Will Come a Darkness appears on reading lists for William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is There Will Come a Darkness banned in schools?
There Will Come a Darkness 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 9–12 — 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.

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