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Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have

by Allen Zadoff

Assigned across 1 curriculum list

On reading-award lists:Golden Kite Award

Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have 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 3–8
First published
2009
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9781606840511

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About this book

Fifteen-year-old Andrew Zansky, the second fattest student at his high school, joins the varsity football team to get the attention of a new girl on whom he has a crush.

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Why widely assigned

This Children's title, typically at grades 3–8. Written in the 2000s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have?
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have?
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have banned in schools?
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have 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 3–8 — 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
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: read-aloud.

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