The Mona Lisa Vanishes
by Nicholas Day · Grades 6–8
The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day is on US reading lists at grades 6–8. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 6–8 · 289 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9780593643860). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Widely assigned — 3 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 The Mona Lisa Vanishes 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
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-03; 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 (3)
- Award won
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2024 (source: Wikipedia)
- On award reading lists
- South Carolina Junior Book Award (source: scasl.net)
- Georgia Children's Book Award (source: guides.libs.uga.edu)
- Catalog record
- First published 2023 · 289 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Where this book is recommended
Georgia Children's Book Award
- recommended·6th grade · Georgiasource: Georgia Children's Book Award 2025 Nominees (Grades 6-8), University of Georgia Libraries
- recommended·7th grade · Georgiasource: Georgia Children's Book Award 2025 Nominees (Grades 6-8), University of Georgia Libraries
- recommended·8th grade · Georgiasource: Georgia Children's Book Award 2025 Nominees (Grades 6-8), University of Georgia Libraries
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
- recommended·4th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 Sibert Medal
- recommended·5th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 Sibert Medal
- recommended·6th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 Sibert Medal
- recommended·7th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 Sibert Medal
- recommended·8th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2024 Sibert Medal
South Carolina Junior Book Award
- recommended·6th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Junior Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-26 nominee (grades 6-8), read + voted by South Carolina students; nominee list via studySC / SC State Library + SCASL
- recommended·7th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Junior Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-26 nominee (grades 6-8), read + voted by South Carolina students; nominee list via studySC / SC State Library + SCASL
- recommended·8th grade · South Carolinasource: South Carolina Junior Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-26 nominee (grades 6-8), read + voted by South Carolina students; nominee list via studySC / SC State Library + SCASL
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Mona Lisa Vanishes?
- The Mona Lisa Vanishes is listed for grades 6–8. It appears on 3 book-award lists across 2 states, from grade 4 to grade 8. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Mona Lisa Vanishes?
- It takes about 5h 20m to read The Mona Lisa Vanishes (289 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 320 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Mona Lisa Vanishes?
- The Mona Lisa Vanishes appears on reading lists for Georgia Children's Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, South Carolina Junior Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Mona Lisa Vanishes banned in schools?
- The Mona Lisa Vanishes 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.
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 6–8 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 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: award-winner, book-club.