What grade level is Mid-Air?

Mid-Air is listed for grades 5–8. It appears on 3 state book-award lists across 3 states, from grade 4 to grade 8. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Mid-Air?

It takes about 5h 50m to read Mid-Air (320 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Mid-Air?

Mid-Air appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award, Sunshine State Young Readers Award, Volunteer State Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Mid-Air banned in schools?

Mid-Air 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 Mid-Air explore?

Central themes in Mid-Air include grief, friendship, growing up.

Mid-Air

Name: Mid-Air
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Author: Alicia D. Williams
ISBN: 9781481465830

by Alicia D. Williams · Grades 5–8 · Middle Grade Fiction

Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams is on US reading lists at grades 5–8. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 3 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 3 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:Maine Student Book Award Volunteer State Book Award Sunshine State Young Readers Award

This page shows where Mid-Air 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 5–8
Age range: Ages 10–13
Pages: 320
Reading time: about 5h 50m (est.)
First published: 2024
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781481465830

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-09; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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About this book

Book facts and sources (3)

On award reading lists: Maine Student Book Award (source: sites.google.com)
Volunteer State Book Award (source: sites.google.com)
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (source: floridamediaed.org)
Catalog record: First published 2024 · 320 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why widely assigned

This middle grade fiction title is typically read at grades 5–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on grief and friendship; cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.

Themes

grief · friendship · growing up

Content notes

death of friend

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Common questions

What grade level is Mid-Air?: Mid-Air is listed for grades 5–8. It appears on 3 state book-award lists across 3 states, from grade 4 to grade 8. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Mid-Air?: It takes about 5h 50m to read Mid-Air (320 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Mid-Air?: Mid-Air appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award, Sunshine State Young Readers Award, Volunteer State Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Mid-Air banned in schools?: Mid-Air 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 Mid-Air explore?: Central themes in Mid-Air include grief, friendship, growing up.

Why this book is on this list

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 5–8 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: On state book-award lists in 3 states (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.