What grade level is Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness?

Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. 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 Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness?

It takes about 1h 20m to read Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness (73 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 80 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness?

Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness banned in schools?

Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness 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.

Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness

Name: Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness
Availability: InStock
Author: Donn Fendler
ISBN: 9780892729456

by Donn Fendler

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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:Maine Student Book Award

Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness by Donn Fendler is assigned in US schools at grades 4–8. 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 Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness 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 4–8
Age range: Ages 9–13
Pages: 73
Reading time: about 1h 20m (est.)
First published: 2011
Genre: Nonfiction
ISBN-13: 9780892729456

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About this book

Donn Fendler's harrowing story of being lost in the Maine wilderness when he was just twelve, was made famous by the perennial best-seller, Lost on a Mountain in Maine. In Lost Trail, more than 70 years after the event, Donn tells the story of survival and rescue from his own perspective. Lost Trail is a masterfully illustrated graphic novel that tells the story of a twelve year old boyscout from a New York City suburb who climbs Maine,s mile-high Mt. Katahdin and in a sudden storm is separated from his friends and family.

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Why widely assigned

This Nonfiction title, typically at grades 4–8. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Where this book is assigned

Maine Student Book Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness?: Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. 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 Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness?: It takes about 1h 20m to read Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness (73 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 80 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness?: Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness banned in schools?: Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness 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 4–8 — 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.