The Grand Escape

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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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:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

The Grand Escape by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is assigned in US schools at grades 3–5. 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 The Grand Escape 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 3–5
Age range
Ages 8–10
Pages
148
Reading time
about 2h 45m (est.)
First published
1993
Genre
Adventure
ISBN-13
9780440900771

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About this book

After years of being strictly house cats, Marco and Polo escape into the wonderful, but dangerous outside world and are sent on three challenging adventures by a group of cats known as the Club of Mysteries.

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Why widely assigned

This Adventure title, typically at grades 3–5. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on cats and adventure and adventurers; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

cats · adventure and adventurers · cats, fiction · adventure and adventurers, fiction

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is The Grand Escape?
The Grand Escape is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. 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 The Grand Escape?
It takes about 2h 45m to read The Grand Escape (148 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 165 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Grand Escape?
The Grand Escape appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Grand Escape banned in schools?
The Grand Escape 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 The Grand Escape explore?
Central themes in The Grand Escape include cats, adventure and adventurers, cats, fiction, adventure and adventurers, fiction. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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 3–5 — 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.

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