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Eat Your Heart Out

by Kelly deVos

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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:Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. 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 Eat Your Heart Out 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 9–12
Age range
Ages 14–17
Pages
352
Reading time
about 6h 25m (est.)
First published
2021
Genre
Mystery
ISBN-13
9780593204825

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Why widely assigned

This Mystery title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on horror and zombies; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

horror · zombies · paranormal · thriller

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Common questions

What grade level is Eat Your Heart Out?
Eat Your Heart Out is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Eat Your Heart Out?
It takes about 6h 25m to read Eat Your Heart Out (352 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 385 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Eat Your Heart Out?
Eat Your Heart Out appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Eat Your Heart Out banned in schools?
Eat Your Heart Out 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 Eat Your Heart Out explore?
Central themes in Eat Your Heart Out include horror, zombies, paranormal, thriller. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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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 9–12 — 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.

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