What grade level is The Wrong Way Home?

The Wrong Way Home is listed for grades 4–8. 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 Wrong Way Home?

It takes about 6h 10m to read The Wrong Way Home (337 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 370 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign The Wrong Way Home?

The Wrong Way Home appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is The Wrong Way Home banned in schools?

The Wrong Way Home 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 Wrong Way Home explore?

Central themes in The Wrong Way Home include family, truth, belonging.

The Wrong Way Home

Name: The Wrong Way Home
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Author: Kate O'Shaughnessy
ISBN: 9780593650752

by Kate O'Shaughnessy · Grades 4–8 · Middle Grade Fiction

The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy is on US reading lists at grades 4–8. It appears on 1 list: the Maine Student Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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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).

On reading-award lists:Maine Student Book Award

This page shows where The Wrong Way Home 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 4–8
Age range: Ages 9–13
Pages: 337
Reading time: about 6h 10m (est.)
First published: 2024
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780593650752

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-09; 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 middle grade fiction title is typically read at grades 4–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on family and truth; cited on the Maine Student Book Award.

Themes

family · truth · belonging

Content notes

coercive community

Where this book is recommended

Maine Student Book Award

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Common questions

What grade level is The Wrong Way Home?: The Wrong Way Home is listed for grades 4–8. 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 Wrong Way Home?: It takes about 6h 10m to read The Wrong Way Home (337 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 370 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Wrong Way Home?: The Wrong Way Home appears on reading lists for Maine Student Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Wrong Way Home banned in schools?: The Wrong Way Home 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 Wrong Way Home explore?: Central themes in The Wrong Way Home include family, truth, belonging.

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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 4–8 — 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.