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Nightmare Mountain

by Peg Kehret

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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:Nebraska Golden Sower AwardIowa Children's Choice AwardYoung Hoosier Book Award

Nightmare Mountain by Peg Kehret is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 3 curriculum references and 3 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Nightmare Mountain is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–11
Pages
170
Reading time
about 3h 5m (est.)
First published
1989
Genre
Mystery
ISBN-13
9780141306452

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Why widely assigned

This Mystery title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 1980s; pairs with curriculum units on mystery and detective stories and llamas; cited across 3 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

mystery and detective stories · llamas · ranch life · adventure and adventurers, fiction

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Common questions

What grade level is Nightmare Mountain?
Nightmare Mountain is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. It appears on 3 school reading lists across 3 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Nightmare Mountain?
It takes about 3h 5m to read Nightmare Mountain (170 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 185 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Nightmare Mountain?
Nightmare Mountain appears on reading lists for Iowa Children's Choice Award, Nebraska Golden Sower Award, Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Nightmare Mountain banned in schools?
Nightmare Mountain 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 Nightmare Mountain explore?
Central themes in Nightmare Mountain include mystery and detective stories, llamas, ranch life, adventure and adventurers, fiction.

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 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 3 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
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