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Everything Sad Is Untrue

by Daniel Nayeri · Grades 9–12

Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears on 2 lists: 1 state standards document and 1 book-award list, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 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:Michael L. Printz Award

This page shows where Everything Sad Is Untrue is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range
Grades 9–12
Listed most for
11th grade (2 of 5 cited list rows)
Pages
372
Reading time
about 6h 50m (est.)
First published
2020
ISBN-13
9781646140022

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-10-07; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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About this book

Book facts and sources (2)
Award won
  • Michael L. Printz Award, 2021 (source: Wikipedia)
Named in curriculum frameworks
  • Common Core State Standards (ELA) (source: midlib.org)
Catalog record
First published 2020 · 372 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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What grade level is Everything Sad Is Untrue?
Everything Sad Is Untrue is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Everything Sad Is Untrue?
It takes about 6h 50m to read Everything Sad Is Untrue (372 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 410 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Everything Sad Is Untrue?
Everything Sad Is Untrue appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA), Michael L. Printz Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Everything Sad Is Untrue banned in schools?
Everything Sad Is Untrue 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.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 9–12 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state's 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: award-winner, summer.

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