
Mystery at the Club Sandwich
by Doug Cushman · Grades 3–8 · Mystery
Mystery at the Club Sandwich by Doug Cushman is on US reading lists at grades 3–8. It appears on 1 list: the California Young Reader Medal, 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 Mystery at the Club Sandwich 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 3–8
- Age range
- Ages 8–13
- Pages
- 30
- Reading time
- about 35 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2004
- Genre
- Mystery
- ISBN-13
- 9780618419692
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; 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 mystery title is typically read at grades 3–8. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on animals and lost and found possessions; cited on the California Young Reader Medal.
Themes
animals · lost and found possessions · elephants · mystery and detective stories
Where this book is recommended
California Young Reader Medal
- recommended·3rd grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2009 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·4th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2009 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·5th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2009 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·6th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2009 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·7th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2009 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
- recommended·8th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2009 winner (Picture Books for Older Readers)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Mystery at the Club Sandwich?
- Mystery at the Club Sandwich is listed for grades 3–8. 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 Mystery at the Club Sandwich?
- It takes about 35 minutes to read Mystery at the Club Sandwich (30 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Mystery at the Club Sandwich?
- Mystery at the Club Sandwich appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Mystery at the Club Sandwich banned in schools?
- Mystery at the Club Sandwich 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 Mystery at the Club Sandwich explore?
- Central themes in Mystery at the Club Sandwich include animals, lost and found possessions, elephants, mystery and detective stories.
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 3–8 — 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.