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Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma

by Joe Hayes

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 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).

On reading-award lists:Texas Bluebonnet Award

Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma by Joe Hayes is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. 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 Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma 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 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–11
Pages
77
Reading time
about 1h 25m (est.)
First published
2014
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780938317838

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About this book

In his classic bilingual style, Joe tells the story of a haunted house in a poor little town in Arizona. Nobody will rent that house because they know a ghost lives there. So the landlord tries to rents it out for free. Still nobody will rent it. That is, until Elena’s father rents it. He doesn’t believe in ghosts. Lucky for Elena that her grandmother knows all about the ways of ghosts. Elena, with the help of her grandmother, resolves the mystery of “ghost fever”—and learns a lesson about life.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma?
Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. 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 Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma?
It takes about 1h 25m to read Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma (77 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 85 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma?
Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma appears on reading lists for Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma banned in schools?
Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma 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 3–6 — 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.

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