What grade level is Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace?

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace?

It takes about 1h 45m to read Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace (97 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 105 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

Is Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace banned in schools?

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace 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.

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

Name: Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace
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Author: Donald J. Sobol
ISBN: 9781101042359

by Donald J. Sobol · Grades 4–7 · Children's

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace by Donald J. Sobol is on US reading lists at grades 4–7. It appears on 1 list: the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award. 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:Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award

This page shows where Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace 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 4–7
Pages: 97
Reading time: about 1h 45m (est.)
First published: 2008
Genre: Children's
ISBN-13: 9781101042359

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-23; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This children's title is typically read at grades 4–7. Written in the 2000s; cited on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award.

Where this book is recommended

Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award

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What grade level is Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace?: Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace?: It takes about 1h 45m to read Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace (97 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 105 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace?: Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace appears on reading lists for Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace banned in schools?: Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace 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.

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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 4–7 — 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.