Witchlings
by Claribel A. Ortega
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega is assigned in US schools at grades 2–5. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Witchlings 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 2–5
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Pages
- 352
- Reading time
- about 6h 25m (est.)
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Middle Grade Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9781338745528
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About this book
On the night of the Black Moon Ceremony, Seven Salazar is sorted into the dreaded "Spares" instead of a coven. To avoid being turned into a toad, she and two fellow Spares must complete an impossible task. Claribel A. Ortega's fantasy is about friendship and finding your own power. A recent winner of the Garden State Children's Book Award (grades 2-5), the New Jersey Library Association's statewide children's-choice award — children across NJ read the nominees and vote for their favorites.
Why widely assigned
This Middle Grade Fantasy title, typically at grades 2–5. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on magic and friendship.
Themes
magic · friendship · belonging · courage
Where this book is assigned
No curriculum assignments on file yet.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Witchlings?
- Witchlings is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 2–5. 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 Witchlings?
- It takes about 6h 25m to read Witchlings (352 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 385 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- Is Witchlings banned in schools?
- Witchlings 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 Witchlings explore?
- Central themes in Witchlings include magic, friendship, belonging, courage. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
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 2–5 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- 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
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.