What grade level is Tops and Bottoms?

Tops and Bottoms is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 2–3. It appears on 1 school reading list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Tops and Bottoms?

Tops and Bottoms appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Tops and Bottoms banned in schools?

Tops and Bottoms 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.

Tops and Bottoms

Name: Tops and Bottoms
Availability: InStock
Author: Janet Stevens
ISBN: 9780152019228

by Janet Stevens · Grades 2–3 · Realistic Fiction

Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens is assigned in US schools at grades 2–3. It appears on 1 list: the Common Core State Standards (ELA). Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

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 Tops and Bottoms 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 2–3
Age range: Ages 7–8
First published: 1997
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780152019228

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 realistic fiction title is typically read at grades 2–3. Written in the 1990s; cited on the Common Core State Standards (ELA).

Where this book is assigned

Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- recommended·2nd grade source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 2-3 story exemplar
- recommended·3rd grade source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 2-3 story exemplar

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What grade level is Tops and Bottoms?: Tops and Bottoms is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 2–3. It appears on 1 school reading list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Tops and Bottoms?: Tops and Bottoms appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Tops and Bottoms banned in schools?: Tops and Bottoms 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 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 2–3 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
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: No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.