
Misfit Mansion
by Kay Davault · Grades 3–5 · Middle Grade Graphic Novel
Misfit Mansion by Kay Davault is on US reading lists at grades 3–5. It appears on 1 list: the Sunshine State Young Readers Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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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 Misfit Mansion 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 3–5
- Age range
- Ages 8–11
- Pages
- 296
- Reading time
- about 5h 25m (est.)
- First published
- 2023
- Genre
- Middle Grade Graphic Novel
- ISBN-13
- 9781665903073
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-08; 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 3–5. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and identity; cited on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award.
Themes
Where this book is recommended
Sunshine State Young Readers Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2026-2027 Master List (Grades 3-5)
- recommended·4th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2026-2027 Master List (Grades 3-5)
- recommended·5th grade · Floridasource: Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2026-2027 Master List (Grades 3-5)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Misfit Mansion?
- Misfit Mansion is listed for grades 3–5. 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 Misfit Mansion?
- It takes about 5h 25m to read Misfit Mansion (296 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 325 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Misfit Mansion?
- Misfit Mansion appears on reading lists for Sunshine State Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Misfit Mansion banned in schools?
- Misfit Mansion 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. See the banned books list by state.
- What themes does Misfit Mansion explore?
- Central themes in Misfit Mansion include friendship, identity, courage.
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 3–5 — 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.