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Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian

by Eoin Colfer · Grades 3–10 · Children's

Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer is on US reading lists at grades 3–10. It appears on 1 list: the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)

This page shows where Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range
Grades 3–10
Pages
266
Reading time
about 4h 55m (est.)
First published
2012
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9780141340777

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-20; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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About this book

Book facts and sources (2)
On award reading lists
  • Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) (source: Wikipedia)
Series
  • Book 8 of 8 in Artemis Fowl (publication order) (source: Series book lists + publication order verified against publisher catalogs / Wikipedia. Checked 2026-06-29.)
Catalog record
First published 2012 · 266 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This children's title is typically read at grades 3–10. Written in the 2010s; cited on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook).

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Common questions

What grade level is Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian?
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian is listed for grades 3–10. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian?
It takes about 4h 55m to read Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian (266 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 295 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian?
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian appears on reading lists for Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian banned in schools?
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian 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 classify

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 3–10 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” 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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