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A Million Ways Home

by Dianna Dorisi-Winget

Widely assigned — 4 curriculum lists · 2 states

On reading-award lists:William Allen White Children's Book AwardMark Twain Readers AwardMark Twain Readers AwardWilliam Allen White Children's Book Award

A Million Ways Home by Dianna Dorisi-Winget is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. It appears across 4 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where A Million Ways Home is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range
Grades 4–6
Pages
242
Reading time
about 4h 25m (est.)
First published
2016
ISBN-13
9781484477274

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About this book

When her grandmother and guardian suffers a stroke, twelve-year-old Poppy Parker's life turns upside down--but when she witnesses a murder and has to go into witness protection with Detective Brannigan's mother it becomes hard to believe she will ever find a way home, let alone save Gunner, a beautiful German shepherd with an uncertain future.

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Common questions

What grade level is A Million Ways Home?
A Million Ways Home is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read A Million Ways Home?
It takes about 4h 25m to read A Million Ways Home (242 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 265 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign A Million Ways Home?
A Million Ways Home appears on reading lists for Mark Twain Readers Award, William Allen White Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is A Million Ways Home banned in schools?
A Million Ways Home 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.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 4–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.

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