
America is Under Attack September 11 2001
by Don Brown · Grades 3–5
America is Under Attack September 11 2001 by Don Brown is on US reading lists at grades 3–5. It appears on 1 list: the William Allen White Children's Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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 America is Under Attack September 11 2001 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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Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-25; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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Where this book is recommended
William Allen White Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2014 winner
- recommended·4th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2014 winner
- recommended·5th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2014 winner
William Allen White Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award winners (Emporia State University), via Wikipedia — 2014
- recommended·4th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award winners (Emporia State University), via Wikipedia — 2014
- recommended·5th grade · Kansassource: William Allen White Children's Book Award winners (Emporia State University), via Wikipedia — 2014
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Common questions
- What grade level is America is Under Attack September 11 2001?
- America is Under Attack September 11 2001 is listed for grades 3–5. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read America is Under Attack September 11 2001?
- It takes about 1h 15m to read America is Under Attack September 11 2001 (68 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 75 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign America is Under Attack September 11 2001?
- America is Under Attack September 11 2001 appears on reading lists for William Allen White Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is America is Under Attack September 11 2001 banned in schools?
- America is Under Attack September 11 2001 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.
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 3–5 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula 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: award-winner, book-club.