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The Downstairs Girl

by Stacey Lee

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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).

On reading-award lists:Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. 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 The Downstairs Girl 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 3–8
Age range
Ages 8–13
Pages
384
Reading time
about 7 hours (est.)
First published
2019
Genre
Historical Fiction
ISBN-13
9781515930648

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Why widely assigned

This Historical Fiction title, typically at grades 3–8. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on household employees, fiction and authorship, fiction; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

household employees, fiction · authorship, fiction · chinese americans, fiction · georgia, fiction

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Common questions

What grade level is The Downstairs Girl?
The Downstairs Girl is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. It appears on 1 school reading list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read The Downstairs Girl?
It takes about 7 hours to read The Downstairs Girl (384 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 420 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Downstairs Girl?
The Downstairs Girl appears on reading lists for Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Downstairs Girl banned in schools?
The Downstairs Girl has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 2 states (FL, TX) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
What themes does The Downstairs Girl explore?
Central themes in The Downstairs Girl include household employees, fiction, authorship, fiction, chinese americans, fiction, georgia, fiction.

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How we classify

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 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
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
Documented as challenged or removed in 2 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
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