
Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix · Grades 4–6
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 7 lists: 7 book-award lists, across 7 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Among the most widely assigned — 7 curriculum lists · 7 states
#67 most-assigned book in America — on school reading lists in 6 states (2026-07-13 study of 13,258 assignments).
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 Found 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 4–6
- Pages
- 966
- Reading time
- about 17h 45m (est.)
- First published
- 2011
- ISBN-13
- 9780340970669
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 (7)
- Award won
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2010 (source: Goodreads)
- On award reading lists
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award (source: Goodreads)
- Volunteer State Book Award (source: sites.google.com)
- Hawai'i Nēnē Award (source: neneaward.org)
- Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards (source: library.la.gov)
and 2 more in where it is taught
- Catalog record
- First published 2011 · 966 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Where this book is recommended
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Ohiosource: Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award — official winners list (Ohio, K-12 grade bands, voted biennially/annually since 1982)
- recommended·5th grade · Ohiosource: Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award — official winners list (Ohio, K-12 grade bands, voted biennially/annually since 1982)
Hawai'i Nēnē Award
- recommended·4th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai'i Association of School Librarians — Nēnē Award, grades 4-6 fiction (student-choice; program since 1964); winners 1982-2026 (neneaward.org + Goodreads winner roll)
- recommended·5th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai'i Association of School Librarians — Nēnē Award, grades 4-6 fiction (student-choice; program since 1964); winners 1982-2026 (neneaward.org + Goodreads winner roll)
- recommended·6th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai'i Association of School Librarians — Nēnē Award, grades 4-6 fiction (student-choice; program since 1964); winners 1982-2026 (neneaward.org + Goodreads winner roll)
Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards
- recommended·4th grade · Louisianasource: State Library of Louisiana / Louisiana Center for the Book — Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards (student-choice, grade-band shortlists; annual)
- recommended·5th grade · Louisianasource: State Library of Louisiana / Louisiana Center for the Book — Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards (student-choice, grade-band shortlists; annual)
- recommended·6th grade · Louisianasource: State Library of Louisiana / Louisiana Center for the Book — Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards (student-choice, grade-band shortlists; annual)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Massachusettssource: Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2010
- recommended·5th grade · Massachusettssource: Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2010
- recommended·6th grade · Massachusettssource: Massachusetts Children's Book Award winners (Salem State University), via Goodreads award record — 2010
Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)
- recommended·6th grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2009-2010 winner (6-8)
- recommended·7th grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2009-2010 winner (6-8)
- recommended·8th grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2009-2010 winner (6-8)
Sunshine State Young Readers Award
- recommended·4th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners (winner roll): Florida Department of Education + Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) — Sunshine State Young Readers Award, grades 3-5 + 6-8 (student-choice; since 1983); winner roll
- recommended·5th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners (winner roll): Florida Department of Education + Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) — Sunshine State Young Readers Award, grades 3-5 + 6-8 (student-choice; since 1983); winner roll
- recommended·6th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award past winners (winner roll): Florida Department of Education + Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) — Sunshine State Young Readers Award, grades 3-5 + 6-8 (student-choice; since 1983); winner roll
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Volunteer State Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Tennesseesource: Tennessee Library Association — Volunteer State Book Award, Intermediate (gr 4-6) + Middle School (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1979); past-winners roll
- recommended·5th grade · Tennesseesource: Tennessee Library Association — Volunteer State Book Award, Intermediate (gr 4-6) + Middle School (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1979); past-winners roll
- recommended·6th grade · Tennesseesource: Tennessee Library Association — Volunteer State Book Award, Intermediate (gr 4-6) + Middle School (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1979); past-winners roll
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Common questions
- What grade level is Found?
- Found is listed for grades 4–6. It appears on 7 state book-award lists across 7 states, from grade 4 to grade 8. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Found?
- It takes about 17h 45m to read Found (966 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 1065 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Found?
- Found appears on reading lists for Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award, Hawai'i Nēnē Award, Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards, and 4 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Found banned in schools?
- Found 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 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 state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 7 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 7 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.