Cover of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

by Louis Sachar

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. It appears across 4 curriculum references and 4 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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.

Grade range
Grades 4–6
Pages
195
Reading time
about 3h 35m (est.)
First published
2004
ISBN-13
9781484494899
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About this book

An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.

Where this book is assigned

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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 most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. 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'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 Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award, Iowa Children's Choice Award, Massachusetts Children's Book Award, and 1 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

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 state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 4 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.