ninth grade
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Dyslexic, Harry dropped out of school in the ninth grade, joined the Navy, and served two weeks’ military imprisonment before returning to New York City to work odd jobs and scrape by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In ninth grade, we read “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Of Mice and Men,” “The Thief and the Dogs” and “Romeo and Juliet,” with the film adaptations to use media literacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Mock, who reread The Lord of the Rings every year from fourth grade through ninth grade, has simpler dreams: “a hobbit hole out in the countryside, and as little as possible.”
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
They met in the 1960s on their first day of ninth grade at John Muir High School in Pasadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
I picked up the terms when Mr. Owen made us read an abridged version of Moby- Dick in ninth grade.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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