
You Are Here: Connecting Flights
by Ellen Oh
You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where You Are Here: Connecting Flights 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 3–6
- Age range
- Ages 8–12
- First published
- 2023
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780063239104
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About this book
Twelve interwoven stories of Asian American kids whose paths cross during one chaotic, delay-filled day at a Chicago airport, exploring identity, racism, and connection. a 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal (Intermediate) nominee.
Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on identity and racism; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
California Young Reader Medal
- recommended·3rd grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)
- recommended·4th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)
- recommended·5th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)
- recommended·6th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)
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Common questions
- What grade level is You Are Here: Connecting Flights?
- You Are Here: Connecting Flights is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign You Are Here: Connecting Flights?
- You Are Here: Connecting Flights appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is You Are Here: Connecting Flights banned in schools?
- You Are Here: Connecting Flights 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 You Are Here: Connecting Flights explore?
- Central themes in You Are Here: Connecting Flights include identity, racism, community. 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 3–6 — 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
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.