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Thieves' Gambit

by Kayvion Lewis

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

On reading-award lists:South Carolina Young Adult Book Award

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Thieves' Gambit is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range
Grades 9–12
Pages
301
Reading time
about 5h 30m (est.)
Genre
Young Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781398522138

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About this book

The enemies-to-lovers heist with an ending everyone's talking about, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers, 2024. Soon to be a major movie and picked for Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Book Club, for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Suzanne Collins. 'Strap in for the ride with this twisty, fast-paced heist' Daily Mail Challenge: Join the Thieves’ Gambit, a cut-throat competition to crown the world’s greatest thief Rule 1: Never fall in love with your opponent Rule 2: The only thief you can trust is yourself Endgame: Win the heist to save your family - and yourself . . . Seventeen-year-old Rosalyn Quest was raised by a legendary family of thieves with one rule: trust no one. When her mother is kidnapped, her only chance to save her is to win the Thieves’ Gambit – a deadly co

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Why widely assigned

This Young Adult Fiction title, typically at grades 9–12. Published in the canon; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is Thieves' Gambit?
Thieves' Gambit 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 Thieves' Gambit?
It takes about 5h 30m to read Thieves' Gambit (301 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 Thieves' Gambit?
Thieves' Gambit appears on reading lists for South Carolina Young Adult Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Thieves' Gambit banned in schools?
Thieves' Gambit 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
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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