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There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

by Louis Sachar · Grades 4–6

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 16 lists: 16 book-award lists, across 20 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Among the most widely assigned — 16 curriculum lists · 20 states

#9 most-assigned book in America — on school reading lists in 19 states (2026-07-13 study of 13,258 assignments).

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:Texas Bluebonnet AwardIowa Children's Choice AwardPacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice AwardArizona Grand Canyon Reader Award+12 more

This page shows where There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom 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 4–6
Pages
195
Reading time
about 3h 35m (est.)
First published
1987
ISBN-13
9781484494899

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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About this book

Book facts and sources (16)
Awards won
  • Iowa Children's Choice Award, 1991 (source: Goodreads)
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1991 (source: Goodreads)
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Catalog record
First published 1987 · 195 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Common questions

What grade level is There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom?
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom is listed for grades 4–6. It appears on 16 book-award lists across 20 states, from grade 3 to grade 6. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom?
It takes about 3h 35m to read There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (195 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 215 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom?
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom appears on reading lists for Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award, Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award, Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, and 13 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom banned in schools?
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom 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.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

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 4–6 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 16 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
On state book-award lists in 20 states (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: award-winner, book-club, read-aloud.

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