What grade level is Brick Dust and Bones?

Brick Dust and Bones is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–8. 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 Brick Dust and Bones?

It takes about 4h 30m to read Brick Dust and Bones (247 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 270 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Brick Dust and Bones?

Brick Dust and Bones appears on reading lists for Sunshine State Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Brick Dust and Bones banned in schools?

Brick Dust and Bones 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.

What themes does Brick Dust and Bones explore?

Central themes in Brick Dust and Bones include courage, family, perseverance. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Brick Dust and Bones

Name: Brick Dust and Bones
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Author: M.R. Fournet
ISBN: 9781250876027

by M.R. Fournet

Brick Dust and Bones by M.R. Fournet is assigned in US schools at grades 6–8. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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

Grade range: Grades 6–8
Age range: Ages 11–14
Pages: 247
Reading time: about 4h 30m (est.)
First published: 2023
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
ISBN-13: 9781250876027

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About this book

Twelve-year-old Marius Grey is a Cemetery Boy who tends the ghosts in his family's New Orleans graveyard — but he secretly hunts monsters for the mystic coins he needs to bring his late mother back from the dead before her window to return closes. M.R. Fournet's atmospheric grades 6-8 fantasy is a 2025-2026 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida) nominee.

Why widely assigned

This Middle Grade Fantasy title, typically at grades 6–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on courage and family; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

courage · family · perseverance

Where this book is assigned

Sunshine State Young Readers Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Brick Dust and Bones?: Brick Dust and Bones is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–8. 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 Brick Dust and Bones?: It takes about 4h 30m to read Brick Dust and Bones (247 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 270 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Brick Dust and Bones?: Brick Dust and Bones appears on reading lists for Sunshine State Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Brick Dust and Bones banned in schools?: Brick Dust and Bones 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.
What themes does Brick Dust and Bones explore?: Central themes in Brick Dust and Bones include courage, family, perseverance. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 6–8 — 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: Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.