
Ghosts in Fourth Grade
by Constance Hiser · Grades 3–6 · Bullies
Ghosts in Fourth Grade by Constance Hiser is on US reading lists at grades 3–6. It appears on 1 list: the Hawai'i Nēnē Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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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).
This page shows where Ghosts in Fourth Grade 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 3–6
- Pages
- 68
- Reading time
- about 1h 15m (est.)
- Genre
- Bullies
- ISBN-13
- 9780671758806
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-24; 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 bullies title is typically read at grades 3–6. Published in the canon; cited on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award.
Where this book is recommended
Hawai'i Nēnē Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1997 Nēnē Award winner
- recommended·4th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1997 Nēnē Award winner
- recommended·5th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1997 Nēnē Award winner
- recommended·6th grade · Hawaiisource: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1997 Nēnē Award winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Ghosts in Fourth Grade?
- Ghosts in Fourth Grade is listed for grades 3–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Ghosts in Fourth Grade?
- It takes about 1h 15m to read Ghosts in Fourth Grade (68 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 75 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Ghosts in Fourth Grade?
- Ghosts in Fourth Grade appears on reading lists for Hawai'i Nēnē Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Ghosts in Fourth Grade banned in schools?
- Ghosts in Fourth Grade 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 3–6 — drawn from the state 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
- 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.