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Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger

by Louis Sachar

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Among the most widely assigned — 5 curriculum lists · 9 states

#41 most-assigned book in America — on school reading lists in 9 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:Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice AwardWisconsin Golden Archer AwardBuckeye Children's & Teen Book AwardYoung Hoosier Book Award+1 more

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. It appears across 5 curriculum references and 9 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger 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
193
Reading time
about 3h 30m (est.)
First published
2021
ISBN-13
9781526622099

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Common questions

What grade level is Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger?
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger 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 Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger?
It takes about 3h 30m to read Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (193 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 210 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger?
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger appears on reading lists for Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award, Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award, and 2 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger banned in schools?
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger 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 4–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 5 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 9 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, read-aloud.

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