Ungifted
Ungifted by Gordon Korman is assigned in US schools at grades 5–8. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Ungifted 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 5–8
- Age range
- Ages 10–13
- First published
- 2012
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781470335984
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About this book
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 5–8. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on school and giftedness.
Themes
school · giftedness · friendship
Where this book is assigned
No curriculum assignments on file yet.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Ungifted?
- Ungifted is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 5–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- Is Ungifted banned in schools?
- Ungifted 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 Ungifted explore?
- Central themes in Ungifted include school, giftedness, friendship. 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 5–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- 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.