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What Beauty There Is

by Cory Anderson

Assigned across 1 curriculum list

What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where What Beauty There Is 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 9–12
Pages
284
Reading time
about 5h 10m (est.)
First published
2021
Genre
Young Adult
ISBN-13
9780241441749
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About this book

A searingly powerful and unputdownable thriller that is The Road meets Winter's Bone. 'Beautifully written . . . a chilling footpath of love and loss and keeps you there until you've read every last word' Ruta Sepetys HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT THOSE YOU LOVE? Life can be brutal. Jack knew it. So did I. When jack and I met, did I sense the coming tornado? I think I did, and there was no stopping it. For seventeen years, Ava's father has stolen her freedom; silencing her voice and teaching her to love no one. Trust no one. On the other side of town, life's taken everything from Jack. And now it's coming for his little brother. Alone in the harsh Idaho Winter, their only chance to escape is finding the drug money that destroyed their family. When Ava realizes her father is on Jack's tra

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Why widely assigned

This Young Adult title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Where this book is assigned

Common questions

What grade level is What Beauty There Is?
What Beauty There Is is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read What Beauty There Is?
It takes about 5h 10m to read What Beauty There Is (284 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 310 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign What Beauty There Is?
What Beauty There Is appears on reading lists for William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is What Beauty There Is banned in schools?
What Beauty There Is 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.

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 9–12 — 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
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
Tagged for: read-aloud.
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