What grade level is Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust?

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust is listed for grades 2–5. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust?

It takes about 55 minutes to read Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust (52 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 55 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust?

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

Name: Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust
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Author: Elisa Boxer
ISBN: 9781647000899

by Elisa Boxer · Grades 2–5 · Picture Book

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer is on US reading lists at grades 2–5. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states

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:Garden State Children's Book Award South Carolina Children's Book Award

This page shows where Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust 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 2–5
Age range: Ages 7–11
Pages: 52
Reading time: about 55 minutes (est.)
First published: 2023
Genre: Picture Book
ISBN-13: 9781647000899

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-10; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Book facts and sources (2)

On award reading lists: Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
South Carolina Children's Book Award (source: studysc.org)
Catalog record: First published 2023 · 52 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This picture book title is typically read at grades 2–5. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on history and courage; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.

Themes

history · courage · Holocaust · biography

Content notes

Holocaust

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What grade level is Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust?: Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust is listed for grades 2–5. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust?: It takes about 55 minutes to read Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust (52 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 55 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust?: Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust banned in schools?: Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust 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 Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust explore?: Central themes in Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust include history, courage, Holocaust, biography.

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Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 2–5 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.