What grade level is Will's Race for Home?

Will's Race for Home is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

What curricula assign Will's Race for Home?

Will's Race for Home appears on reading lists for Coretta Scott King Author Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Will's Race for Home banned in schools?

Will's Race for Home 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.

Will's Race for Home

Name: Will's Race for Home
Availability: InStock
Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN: 9798295201103

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes is assigned in US schools at grades 4–8. 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 Will's Race for Home 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 4–8
First published: 2025
Genre: Children's Literature
ISBN-13: 9798295201103

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About this book

It's 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don't get to own. So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to

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Why widely assigned

This Children's Literature title, typically at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Where this book is assigned

Coretta Scott King Author Award

Common questions

What grade level is Will's Race for Home?: Will's Race for Home is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Will's Race for Home?: Will's Race for Home appears on reading lists for Coretta Scott King Author Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Will's Race for Home banned in schools?: Will's Race for Home 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 4–8 — 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.