John F. Kennedy and PT-109
by Richard Tregaskis · Grades 4–7 · Children's
John F. Kennedy and PT-109 by Richard Tregaskis is on US reading lists at grades 4–7. It appears on 1 list: the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 4–7 · 103 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9781504040037). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
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 John F. Kennedy and PT-109 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 4–7
- Pages
- 103
- Reading time
- about 1h 55m (est.)
- First published
- 2016
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9781504040037
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-23; 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 children's title is typically read at grades 4–7. Written in the 2010s; cited on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award.
Where this book is recommended
Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 1965 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 1965 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 1965 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 1965 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is John F. Kennedy and PT-109?
- John F. Kennedy and PT-109 is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read John F. Kennedy and PT-109?
- It takes about 1h 55m to read John F. Kennedy and PT-109 (103 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 115 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign John F. Kennedy and PT-109?
- John F. Kennedy and PT-109 appears on reading lists for Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is John F. Kennedy and PT-109 banned in schools?
- John F. Kennedy and PT-109 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 4–7 — drawn from the 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
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: read-aloud.