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To Shape a Dragon's Breath

by Moniquill Blackgoose · Grades 5–12 · Science Fiction & Fantasy

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose is on US reading lists at grades 5–12. It appears on 1 list: the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction. 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).

On reading-award lists:Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction

This page shows where To Shape a Dragon's Breath 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 5–12
Pages
531
Reading time
about 9h 45m (est.)
First published
2023
Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy
ISBN-13
9780593498293

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-20; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This science fiction & fantasy title is typically read at grades 5–12. Written in the 2020s; cited on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction.

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Common questions

What grade level is To Shape a Dragon's Breath?
To Shape a Dragon's Breath is listed for grades 5–12. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read To Shape a Dragon's Breath?
It takes about 9h 45m to read To Shape a Dragon's Breath (531 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 585 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign To Shape a Dragon's Breath?
To Shape a Dragon's Breath appears on reading lists for Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is To Shape a Dragon's Breath banned in schools?
To Shape a Dragon's Breath 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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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 5–12 — 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
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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Tagged for: read-aloud.

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