What grade level is Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens?

Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens is listed for grades 4–8. 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 Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens?

It takes about 2h 40m to read Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens (146 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 160 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens?

Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens

Name: Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens
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Author: Rebecca E. Barone
ISBN: 9781250881649

by Rebecca E. Barone · Grades 4–8 · Nonfiction

Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E. Barone is on US reading lists at grades 4–8. It appears on 1 list: the Maine Student Book 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).

On reading-award lists:Maine Student Book Award

This page shows where Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens 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 4–8
Age range: Ages 9–13
Pages: 146
Reading time: about 2h 40m (est.)
First published: 2024
Genre: Nonfiction
ISBN-13: 9781250881649

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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Why it is assigned

This nonfiction title is typically read at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on science and history; cited on the Maine Student Book Award.

Themes

science · history · survival · nature

Content notes

disaster

Where this book is recommended

Maine Student Book Award

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What grade level is Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens?: Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens is listed for grades 4–8. 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 Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens?: It takes about 2h 40m to read Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens (146 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 160 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens?: Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens banned in schools?: Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens 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 Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens explore?: Central themes in Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens include science, history, survival, nature.

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How we classify

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Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 4–8 — 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.