All the Lovely Bad Ones
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn is assigned in US schools at grades 5–8. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where All the Lovely Bad Ones 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 5–8
- Age range
- Ages 10–14
- First published
- 2009
- Genre
- Horror
- ISBN-13
- 9780545223843
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About this book
Two siblings stir up real ghosts while pulling pranks at their grandmother's haunted inn and must lay the restless spirits to rest. (Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award winner.)
Why widely assigned
This Horror title, typically at grades 5–8. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on ghosts and family; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
- recommended·5th grade · Illinoissource: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award — official winners list (Illinois grades 4-8, voted annually since 1988)
- recommended·6th grade · Illinoissource: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award — official winners list (Illinois grades 4-8, voted annually since 1988)
- recommended·7th grade · Illinoissource: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award — official winners list (Illinois grades 4-8, voted annually since 1988)
- recommended·8th grade · Illinoissource: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award — official winners list (Illinois grades 4-8, voted annually since 1988)
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Common questions
- What grade level is All the Lovely Bad Ones?
- All the Lovely Bad Ones is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 5–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What curricula assign All the Lovely Bad Ones?
- All the Lovely Bad Ones appears on reading lists for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is All the Lovely Bad Ones banned in schools?
- All the Lovely Bad Ones 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 All the Lovely Bad Ones explore?
- Central themes in All the Lovely Bad Ones include ghosts, family, mystery. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
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 5–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.