What grade level is The Great Pet Escape?

The Great Pet Escape is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. 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 The Great Pet Escape?

It takes about 1h 10m to read The Great Pet Escape (64 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 70 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

Is The Great Pet Escape banned in schools?

The Great Pet 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 Great Pet Escape explore?

Central themes in The Great Pet Escape include schools, escapes, humorous stories, pets. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

The Great Pet Escape

Name: The Great Pet Escape
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Author: Victoria Jamieson
ISBN: 9781627791069

by Victoria Jamieson

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

On reading-award lists:Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. 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 The Great Pet Escape is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range: Grades 3–8
Age range: Ages 8–13
Pages: 64
Reading time: about 1h 10m (est.)
First published: 2016
Genre: Graphic Novel
ISBN-13: 9781627791069

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About this book

The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible!

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Why widely assigned

This Graphic Novel title, typically at grades 3–8. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on schools and escapes; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

schools · escapes · humorous stories · pets

Where this book is assigned

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

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Common questions

What grade level is The Great Pet Escape?: The Great Pet Escape is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. 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 The Great Pet Escape?: It takes about 1h 10m to read The Great Pet Escape (64 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 70 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Great Pet Escape?: The Great Pet Escape appears on reading lists for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Great Pet Escape banned in schools?: The Great Pet 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 Great Pet Escape explore?: Central themes in The Great Pet Escape include schools, escapes, humorous stories, pets. 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 3–8 — 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.