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When the Boys Ran the House

by Joan Davenport Carris

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Assigned across 2 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).

On reading-award lists:Iowa Children's Choice AwardYoung Hoosier Book Award

When the Boys Ran the House by Joan Davenport Carris is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 2 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where When the Boys Ran the House is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–11
Pages
150
Reading time
about 2h 45m (est.)
First published
1982
Genre
Humor
ISBN-13
9780397320202

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Why widely assigned

This Humor title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 1980s; pairs with curriculum units on humorous stories and responsibility; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

humorous stories · responsibility · brothers · boys, fiction

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Common questions

What grade level is When the Boys Ran the House?
When the Boys Ran the House is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read When the Boys Ran the House?
It takes about 2h 45m to read When the Boys Ran the House (150 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 165 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign When the Boys Ran the House?
When the Boys Ran the House appears on reading lists for Iowa Children's Choice Award, Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is When the Boys Ran the House banned in schools?
When the Boys Ran the House 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 When the Boys Ran the House explore?
Central themes in When the Boys Ran the House include humorous stories, responsibility, brothers, boys, fiction.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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