
Lumberjackula
by Mat Heagerty · Grades 4–5 · Middle Grade Graphic Novel
Lumberjackula by Mat Heagerty is on US reading lists at grades 4–5. It appears on 1 list: the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 9–11 · Grades 4–5 · 152 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9781534482586). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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 Lumberjackula 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 4–5
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
- Pages
- 152
- Reading time
- about 2h 45m (est.)
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Middle Grade Graphic Novel
- ISBN-13
- 9781534482586
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-11; 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 graphic novel title is typically read at grades 4–5. Written in the 2020s; cited on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards.
Where this book is recommended
South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards
- recommended·4th grade · South Dakotasource: South Dakota Library Association — Children's Book Award Nominations 2024-2025 (Prairie Bud PreK-1 · Prairie Bloom 2-3 · Prairie Pasque 4-5)
- recommended·5th grade · South Dakotasource: South Dakota Library Association — Children's Book Award Nominations 2024-2025 (Prairie Bud PreK-1 · Prairie Bloom 2-3 · Prairie Pasque 4-5)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Lumberjackula?
- Lumberjackula is listed for grades 4–5. 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 Lumberjackula?
- It takes about 2h 45m to read Lumberjackula (152 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 165 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Lumberjackula?
- Lumberjackula appears on reading lists for South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Lumberjackula banned in schools?
- Lumberjackula 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 4–5 — 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.