
The Ghosts of Mercy Manor
by Betty Ren Wright · Grades 4–6
The Ghosts of Mercy Manor by Betty Ren Wright is on US reading lists at grades 4–6. It appears on 1 list: the Mark Twain Readers 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).
This page shows where The Ghosts of Mercy Manor 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 4–6
- Age range
- Ages 9–12
- ISBN-13
- 9780590436021
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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Where this book is recommended
Mark Twain Readers Award
- recommended·4th grade · Missourisource: Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) — Mark Twain Readers Award official previous-winners list — 1996 Mark Twain Award winner
- recommended·5th grade · Missourisource: Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) — Mark Twain Readers Award official previous-winners list — 1996 Mark Twain Award winner
- recommended·6th grade · Missourisource: Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) — Mark Twain Readers Award official previous-winners list — 1996 Mark Twain Award winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Ghosts of Mercy Manor?
- The Ghosts of Mercy Manor is listed for grades 4–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign The Ghosts of Mercy Manor?
- The Ghosts of Mercy Manor appears on reading lists for Mark Twain Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Ghosts of Mercy Manor banned in schools?
- The Ghosts of Mercy Manor 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.
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 4–6 — 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.