
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney · Grades 4–6 · Children's
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, 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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 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 4–6See the list:4th5th6th
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9781419703683
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; 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 (3)
- On award reading lists
- Wisconsin Golden Archer Award (source: docs.google.com)
- Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award (source: Wikipedia)
- Series
- Book 6 of 12 in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (publication order) (source: Series book lists + publication order verified against publisher catalogs / Wikipedia. Checked 2026-06-29.)
Part of a series — read in order
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Why it is assigned
This children's title is typically read at grades 4–6. Published in the canon; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2014 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2014 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2014 Winner
Wisconsin Golden Archer Award
- recommended·4th grade · Wisconsinsource: Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association — Golden Archer Award complete list of winners 1974-present — 2013 Intermediate winner
- recommended·5th grade · Wisconsinsource: Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association — Golden Archer Award complete list of winners 1974-present — 2013 Intermediate winner
- recommended·6th grade · Wisconsinsource: Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association — Golden Archer Award complete list of winners 1974-present — 2013 Intermediate winner
- recommended·7th grade · Wisconsinsource: Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association — Golden Archer Award complete list of winners 1974-present — 2013 Intermediate winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever?
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is listed for grades 4–6. It appears on 2 book-award lists across 1 state, from grade 4 to grade 7. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever?
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever appears on reading lists for Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award, Wisconsin Golden Archer Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever banned in schools?
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 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. See the banned books list by state.
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 4–6 — drawn from the 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: book-club, read-aloud.