
Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror
by Avi · Grades 9–12 · Realistic Fiction
Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror by Avi is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Virginia Readers' Choice, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror 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 9–12
- Age range
- Ages 14–17
- Pages
- 222
- Reading time
- about 4h 5m (est.)
- First published
- 2000
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780606036801
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; 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 realistic fiction title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2000s; cited on the Virginia Readers' Choice.
Where this book is recommended
Virginia Readers' Choice
- recommended·9th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1989-1990 winner (High)
- recommended·10th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1989-1990 winner (High)
- recommended·11th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1989-1990 winner (High)
- recommended·12th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1989-1990 winner (High)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror?
- Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror?
- It takes about 4h 5m to read Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror (222 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 Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror?
- Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror banned in schools?
- Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror 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. See the banned books list by state.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 9–12 — drawn from the state 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
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.