
Zorgamazoo
by Robert Paul Weston · Grades 3–6 · Science Fiction
Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston is on US reading lists at grades 3–6. It appears on 1 list: the California Young Reader Medal, 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 Zorgamazoo 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 3–6
- Age range
- Ages 8–11
- First published
- 2008
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781595142955
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 science fiction title is typically read at grades 3–6. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on adventure and adventurers and imaginary creatures; cited on the California Young Reader Medal.
Themes
adventure and adventurers · imaginary creatures · science fiction · novels in verse
Where this book is recommended
California Young Reader Medal
- recommended·3rd grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2011 winner (Intermediate)
- recommended·4th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2011 winner (Intermediate)
- recommended·5th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2011 winner (Intermediate)
- recommended·6th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2011 winner (Intermediate)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Zorgamazoo?
- Zorgamazoo is listed for grades 3–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Zorgamazoo?
- Zorgamazoo appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Zorgamazoo banned in schools?
- Zorgamazoo 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.
- What themes does Zorgamazoo explore?
- Central themes in Zorgamazoo include adventure and adventurers, imaginary creatures, science fiction, novels in verse.
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 3–6 — 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.