
All We Have Left
by Wendy Mills · Grades 9–12 · Historical Fiction
All We Have Left by Wendy Mills is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the California Young Reader Medal, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 14–17 · Grades 9–12 · 362 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9781619633438). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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).
This page shows where All We Have Left 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 9–12
- Age range
- Ages 14–17
- Pages
- 362
- Reading time
- about 6h 40m (est.)
- First published
- 2016
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781619633438
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; 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 historical fiction title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on interpersonal relations and romance fiction; cited on the California Young Reader Medal.
Themes
interpersonal relations · romance fiction · conduct of life · muslims
Where this book is recommended
California Young Reader Medal
- recommended·9th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2021 winner (Young Adult)
- recommended·10th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2021 winner (Young Adult)
- recommended·11th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2021 winner (Young Adult)
- recommended·12th grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2021 winner (Young Adult)
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Common questions
- What grade level is All We Have Left?
- All We Have Left is listed for grades 9–12. 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 All We Have Left?
- It takes about 6h 40m to read All We Have Left (362 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 400 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign All We Have Left?
- All We Have Left appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is All We Have Left banned in schools?
- All We Have Left 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. See the banned books list by state.
- What themes does All We Have Left explore?
- Central themes in All We Have Left include interpersonal relations, romance fiction, conduct of life, muslims.
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 9–12 — 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.