Comparison
New Kid vs Shiloh
How New Kid by Jerry Craft and Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor compare on reading level, grade placement, curriculum overlap, and shared themes — derived from primary-source citations on each book’s ReadingList page.
Shiloh
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Lexile
- 890L
- Grades
- 3–6
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 160
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
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At a glance
- Grade-range overlap
- Grades 4–6
- Year-of-publication gap
- 28 years (2019 vs 1991)
- Page-count gap
- 96 pages (256 vs 160)
- Shared curricula
- 63 of 166
- Shared themes
- 0 of 11
Curriculum overlap
Both books appear in 63 shared curriculum frameworks:
Themes
Only New Kid
race and identity · code-switching · middle school adjustment · graphic narrative · private vs public school · friendship
Only Shiloh
animal welfare · morality · family · rural life · courage
Common questions
- Which is harder to read, New Kid or Shiloh?
- Lexile data not available for one or both titles in this comparison. See each book's page (New Kid and Shiloh) for grade-range + reading-level estimates from school assignments.
- What grade level is New Kid vs Shiloh?
- New Kid: 4-8 grade range. Shiloh: 3-6 grade range. Both assigned within the 3-5 band. Specific district and curriculum vary; see each book's page for the full assignment history.
- Which is more commonly taught, New Kid or Shiloh?
- Both New Kid and Shiloh are in the top-10 most-cited books on ReadingList.school across US school assignments and curricula. Each book's individual page (New Kid, Shiloh) lists every tracked assignment with source citation, so you can see which has broader curriculum reach in your specific region.
- Should I read New Kid or Shiloh first?
- If they're in the same school year, follow the syllabus order (usually chronological by publication or grouped by theme). If reading independently: start with the shorter or lower-Lexile title (New Kid or the other) to build context, then move to the other. Both titles often appear together on AP / IB reading lists as paired study.
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New Kid
Jerry Craft
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Shiloh
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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