Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by the numbers
Chris Grabenstein · first published 2013 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 338 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 93,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 5 h 10 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 6 h 12 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 7 h 45 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 19 |
At 338 pages, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library is longer than 84.7% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library is on school reading lists
80 appearances (0.6% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 23 published lists, in grades 3rd–8th. 80 of the 80 carry a link to the published source document.
States (23): Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 26 |
| 5th | 26 |
| 6th | 25 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 8th | 1 |
Sources
- Blue Hen Book Award — Delaware's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) — Young Reader's Choice Award (est. 1940, the oldest children's-choice book award in the US): students in WA, OR, ID, MT & AK read the annual nominees and vote. Winner list 1940-2025. · checked 2026-07-07
- Vermont Dept. of Libraries — Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, est. 1957): Vermont's statewide grades 4-8 children's-choice program (students read the nominees and vote). Winner list 1957-2020. · checked 2026-07-07
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) — Mark Twain Readers Award: Missouri's statewide grades 4-6 children's-choice program (students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1972-2025 per the Mark Twain Award record. · checked 2026-07-07
Questions
How many pages is Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library?
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein is 338 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 93,000 words.
How long does it take to read Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library?
About 6 h 12 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (5 h 10 min at 300 wpm, 7 h 45 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 19 days.
Is Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 80 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 23 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #9 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthWings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy (336 pp.) · Unplugged (336 pp.) · Unwind (335 pp.) · 1984 (328 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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