What grade level is Powerless?

Powerless is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

What curricula assign Powerless?

Powerless appears on reading lists for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Powerless banned in schools?

Powerless 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 Powerless explore?

Central themes in Powerless include superheroes, friendship, memory. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Powerless

Name: Powerless
Availability: InStock
Author: Matthew Cody
ISBN: 9780375893537

by Matthew Cody

Powerless by Matthew Cody is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. 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 Powerless 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 4–7
Age range: Ages 9–13
First published: 2009
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-13: 9780375893537

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About this book

Daniel learns his new friends have superpowers that vanish on their thirteenth birthday — and races to stop the thief erasing them. (Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award winner.)

Why widely assigned

This Fantasy title, typically at grades 4–7. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on superheroes and friendship; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

superheroes · friendship · memory

Where this book is assigned

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Powerless?: Powerless is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Powerless?: Powerless appears on reading lists for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Powerless banned in schools?: Powerless 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 Powerless explore?: Central themes in Powerless include superheroes, friendship, memory. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 4–7 — 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.