What grade level is Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School?

Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School is listed for grades 3–6. 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 Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School?

It takes about 1h 20m to read Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School (73 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 80 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School?

Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School appears on reading lists for Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School banned in schools?

Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School 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 Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School explore?

Central themes in Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School include first day, friendship, confidence, humor.

Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School

Name: Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School
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Author: Jarrett Lerner
ISBN: 9781665922098

by Jarrett Lerner · Grades 3–6 · Early Chapter Book

Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School by Jarrett Lerner is on US reading lists at grades 3–6. It appears on 1 list: the Texas Bluebonnet 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:Texas Bluebonnet Award

This page shows where Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School 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 3–6
Age range: Ages 8–12
Pages: 73
Reading time: about 1h 20m (est.)
First published: 2024
Genre: Early Chapter Book
ISBN-13: 9781665922098

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 early chapter book title is typically read at grades 3–6. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on first day and friendship; cited on the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

Themes

first day · friendship · confidence · humor

Where this book is recommended

Texas Bluebonnet Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School?: Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School is listed for grades 3–6. 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 Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School?: It takes about 1h 20m to read Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School (73 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 80 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School?: Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School appears on reading lists for Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School banned in schools?: Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School 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 Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School explore?: Central themes in Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School include first day, friendship, confidence, humor.

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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 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.