The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor · Grades 4–7
The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor is on US reading lists at grades 4–7. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 4–7 · 352 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9781536461053). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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 Truth As Told by Mason Buttle 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 2026-06-10; 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 (2)
- Award won
- Schneider Family Book Award, 2019 (source: Wikipedia)
- On award reading lists
- Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
- Catalog record
- First published 2020 · 352 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Where this book is recommended
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·4th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2019 Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·5th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2019 Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·6th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2019 Schneider Family Book Award
- recommended·7th gradesource: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2019 Schneider Family Book Award
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle?
- The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle is listed for grades 4–7. It appears on 2 book-award lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle?
- It takes about 6h 25m to read The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle (352 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 385 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle?
- The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Schneider Family Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle banned in schools?
- The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 1 state (ID) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
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 4–7 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula 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
- Documented as challenged or removed in 1 state per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.