
It Found Us
by Lindsay Currie · Grades 3–6 · Mystery
It Found Us by Lindsay Currie is on US reading lists at grades 3–6. It appears on 1 list: the Iowa Children's Choice Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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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 It Found Us 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
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 mystery title is typically read at grades 3–6. Written in the 2020s; cited on the Iowa Children's Choice Award.
Where this book is recommended
Iowa Children's Choice Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Iowasource: Iowa Children's Choice Award (Iowa Association of School Librarians) — 2026 winner
- recommended·4th grade · Iowasource: Iowa Children's Choice Award (Iowa Association of School Librarians) — 2026 winner
- recommended·5th grade · Iowasource: Iowa Children's Choice Award (Iowa Association of School Librarians) — 2026 winner
- recommended·6th grade · Iowasource: Iowa Children's Choice Award (Iowa Association of School Librarians) — 2026 winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is It Found Us?
- It Found Us is listed for grades 3–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign It Found Us?
- It Found Us appears on reading lists for Iowa Children's Choice Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is It Found Us banned in schools?
- It Found Us 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
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- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 3–6 — 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: award-winner.