
The Name of This Book Is Secret
by Pseudonymous Bosch · Grades 6–8 · Fantasy
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch is on US reading lists at grades 6–8. It appears on 1 list: the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania), across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 11–13 · Grades 6–8 · 372 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9780316113694). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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 Name of This Book Is Secret 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 6–8
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
- Pages
- 372
- Reading time
- about 6h 50m (est.)
- First published
- 2007
- Genre
- Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9780316113694
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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Why it is assigned
This fantasy title is typically read at grades 6–8. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on secrets and new york times bestseller; cited on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania).
Themes
secrets · new york times bestseller · immortality
Where this book is recommended
Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)
- recommended·6th grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2010-2011 winner (6-8)
- recommended·7th grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2010-2011 winner (6-8)
- recommended·8th grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2010-2011 winner (6-8)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Name of This Book Is Secret?
- The Name of This Book Is Secret is listed for grades 6–8. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Name of This Book Is Secret?
- It takes about 6h 50m to read The Name of This Book Is Secret (372 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 410 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Name of This Book Is Secret?
- The Name of This Book Is Secret appears on reading lists for Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Name of This Book Is Secret banned in schools?
- The Name of This Book Is Secret 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 Name of This Book Is Secret explore?
- Central themes in The Name of This Book Is Secret include secrets, new york times bestseller, immortality.
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 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.