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Fighting Words

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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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).

On reading-award lists:Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)

Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is assigned in US schools at grades 3–10. 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 Fighting Words 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 3–10
Pages
274
Reading time
about 5 hours (est.)
First published
2020
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9781984815699

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Why widely assigned

This Children's title, typically at grades 3–10. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is Fighting Words?
Fighting Words is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–10. It appears on 1 school reading list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Fighting Words?
It takes about 5 hours to read Fighting Words (274 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 300 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Fighting Words?
Fighting Words appears on reading lists for Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Fighting Words banned in schools?
Fighting Words 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.

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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 3–10 — 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
Documented as challenged or removed in 2 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: read-aloud.

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