What grade level is Closed for the Season?

Closed for the Season is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

Is Closed for the Season banned in schools?

Closed for the Season 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 Closed for the Season explore?

Central themes in Closed for the Season include neighbors, murder, friendship, mystery and detective stories. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Closed for the Season

Name: Closed for the Season
Availability: InStock
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
ISBN: 9780547084510

by Mary Downing Hahn

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

On reading-award lists:Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. 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 Closed for the Season 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 3–8
Age range: Ages 8–13
First published: 2009
Genre: Mystery
ISBN-13: 9780547084510

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About this book

When thirteen-year-old Logan and his family move into a run-down old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer.

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Why widely assigned

This Mystery title, typically at grades 3–8. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on neighbors and murder; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

neighbors · murder · friendship · mystery and detective stories

Where this book is assigned

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Closed for the Season?: Closed for the Season is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Closed for the Season?: Closed for the Season appears on reading lists for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Closed for the Season banned in schools?: Closed for the Season 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 Closed for the Season explore?: Central themes in Closed for the Season include neighbors, murder, friendship, mystery and detective stories. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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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 3–8 — 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.