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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

by Christina Soontornvat

Assigned across 1 curriculum list

On reading-award lists:Golden Kite Award

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat is assigned in US schools at grades 6–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Grade range
Grades 6–12
Pages
289
Reading time
about 5h 20m (est.)
First published
2020
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9781536216080

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About this book

A unique account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a heart-racing, you-are-there style that blends suspense, science, and cultural insight. On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon’s adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. As the world sits vigil, people begin to wonder: how long can a group of ordinary kids survive in complete darkness, with no food or clean water? Luckily, the Wild Boars are a very extraordinary "ordinary" group. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers wi

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Why widely assigned

This Children's title, typically at grades 6–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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What grade level is All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team?
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–12. 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 All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team?
It takes about 5h 20m to read All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team (289 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 320 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team?
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team banned in schools?
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team 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 6–12 — 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
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: read-aloud.

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