
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer · Grades 3–7 · Fantasy
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer is a book for readers at grades 3–7. No school reading list we track includes it yet.
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Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
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Who it suits
This fantasy title is typically read at grades 3–7. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on fairy tales and family.
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- What grade level is The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell?
- The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell is a book for readers in grades 3–7. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- Is The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell banned in schools?
- The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell 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.
- What themes does The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell explore?
- Central themes in The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell include fairy tales, family, adventure.
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How we classifyHide
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- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 3–7 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.