Home in a Lunchbox
by Cherry Mo · Grades K–1 · Juvenile Fiction
Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo is on US reading lists at grades k–1. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades K–1 · 23 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780593753439). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states
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 Home in a Lunchbox 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 K–1
- Pages
- 23
- Reading time
- about 25 minutes (est.)
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780593753439
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-11; 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)
- On award reading lists
- North Carolina Children's Book Award (source: nccba.blogspot.com)
- Great Lakes Great Books Award (source: michiganreading.org)
- Catalog record
- 23 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This juvenile fiction title is typically read at grades k–1. Published in the canon; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Great Lakes Great Books Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Michigansource: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — K-1 division
- recommended·1st grade · Michigansource: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — K-1 division
North Carolina Children's Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · North Carolinasource: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)
- recommended·1st grade · North Carolinasource: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)
- recommended·2nd grade · North Carolinasource: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)
- recommended·3rd grade · North Carolinasource: North Carolina Library Association, Children's Services Section — 2026 NC Children's Book Award annotated nominee lists (Picture Book K-3 · Junior Book 4-6)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Home in a Lunchbox?
- Home in a Lunchbox is listed for grades K–1. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states, from kindergarten to grade 3. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Home in a Lunchbox?
- It takes about 25 minutes to read Home in a Lunchbox (23 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 25 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Home in a Lunchbox?
- Home in a Lunchbox appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award, North Carolina Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Home in a Lunchbox banned in schools?
- Home in a Lunchbox 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.
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 K–1 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.