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Two Suns in the Sky

by Miriam Bat-Ami

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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:Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction

Two Suns in the Sky by Miriam Bat-Ami is assigned in US schools at grades 6–10. 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 Two Suns in the Sky 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 6–10
Age range
Ages 11–15
Pages
223
Reading time
about 4h 5m (est.)
First published
1999
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780812629002

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About this book

In 1944, an Upstate New York teenager named Christine meets and falls in love with Adam, a Yugoslavian Jew living in a refugee camp, despite their parents' conviction that they do not belong together.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 6–10. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on holocaust survivors and jewish refugees; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

holocaust survivors · jewish refugees · jews · prejudices

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Common questions

What grade level is Two Suns in the Sky?
Two Suns in the Sky is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–10. 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 Two Suns in the Sky?
It takes about 4h 5m to read Two Suns in the Sky (223 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 245 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Two Suns in the Sky?
Two Suns in the Sky appears on reading lists for Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Two Suns in the Sky banned in schools?
Two Suns in the Sky 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.
What themes does Two Suns in the Sky explore?
Central themes in Two Suns in the Sky include holocaust survivors, jewish refugees, jews, prejudices. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 6–10 — 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: award-winner.

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