Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet
by Geo Rutherford · Grades 4–8 · Nonfiction
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford is on US reading lists at grades 4–8. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 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).
This page shows where Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet 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
- 104
- Reading time
- about 1h 55m (est.)
- First published
- 2024
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781419770531
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-02; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- On award reading lists
- Great Lakes Great Books Award (source: michiganreading.org)
- Maine Student Book Award (source: sites.google.com)
- Catalog record
- First published 2024 · 104 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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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 nature; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Great Lakes Great Books Award
- recommended·4th grade · Michigansource: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — 4-5 division
- recommended·5th grade · Michigansource: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — 4-5 division
Maine Student Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Mainesource: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)
- recommended·5th grade · Mainesource: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)
- recommended·6th grade · Mainesource: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)
- recommended·7th grade · Mainesource: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)
- recommended·8th grade · Mainesource: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet?
- Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet is listed for grades 4–8. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet?
- It takes about 1h 55m to read Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet (104 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 115 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet?
- Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award, Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet banned in schools?
- Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet 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 Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet explore?
- Central themes in Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet include science, nature, geography.
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 4–8 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.