What grade level is Rewind?

Rewind is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

How long does it take to read Rewind?

It takes about 4h 45m to read Rewind (257 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 285 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Rewind?

Rewind appears on reading lists for Washington Sasquatch Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Rewind banned in schools?

Rewind 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 Rewind explore?

Central themes in Rewind include time travel, family, second chances. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Rewind

Name: Rewind
Availability: InStock
Author: Lisa Graff
ISBN: 9781524738631

by Lisa Graff

Rewind by Lisa Graff is assigned in US schools at grades 4–8. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Rewind 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 4–8
Age range: Ages 9–13
Pages: 257
Reading time: about 4h 45m (est.)
First published: 2023
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781524738631

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About this book

At his town's annual Time Hop festival, twelve-year-old Jeff McGill gets thrown back to 1993 — the year before he was born — and has to set things right to find his way home. Lisa Graff's time-travel story is about family, mistakes, and second chances. Nominated for the 2026 Sasquatch Book Award (grades 4-8), the Washington Library Association's statewide young-readers' choice award.

Why widely assigned

This Middle Grade Fiction title, typically at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on time travel and family; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

time travel · family · second chances

Where this book is assigned

Washington Sasquatch Book Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Rewind?: Rewind is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Rewind?: It takes about 4h 45m to read Rewind (257 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 285 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Rewind?: Rewind appears on reading lists for Washington Sasquatch Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Rewind banned in schools?: Rewind 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 Rewind explore?: Central themes in Rewind include time travel, family, second chances. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 4–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.