What grade level is Growing Home?

Growing Home is listed for grades 3–5. 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 Growing Home?

It takes about 5 hours to read Growing Home (272 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 300 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Growing Home?

Growing Home appears on reading lists for Sunshine State Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Growing Home banned in schools?

Growing Home 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.

What themes does Growing Home explore?

Central themes in Growing Home include friendship, family, perseverance.

Growing Home

Name: Growing Home
Availability: InStock
Author: Beth Ferry
ISBN: 9781665942485

by Beth Ferry · Grades 3–5 · Middle Grade Fantasy

Growing Home by Beth Ferry is on US reading lists at grades 3–5. It appears on 1 list: the Sunshine State Young Readers 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).

On reading-award lists:Sunshine State Young Readers Award

This page shows where Growing Home 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 3–5
Age range: Ages 8–11
Pages: 272
Reading time: about 5 hours (est.)
First published: 2025
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
ISBN-13: 9781665942485

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-08; 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 middle grade fantasy title is typically read at grades 3–5. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and family; cited on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award.

Themes

friendship · family · perseverance

Where this book is recommended

Sunshine State Young Readers Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Growing Home?: Growing Home is listed for grades 3–5. 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 Growing Home?: It takes about 5 hours to read Growing Home (272 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 300 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Growing Home?: Growing Home appears on reading lists for Sunshine State Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Growing Home banned in schools?: Growing Home 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.
What themes does Growing Home explore?: Central themes in Growing Home include friendship, family, perseverance.

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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 3–5 — 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.