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Good Different

by Meg Eden Kuyatt

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Among the most widely assigned — 5 curriculum lists · 5 states

#80 most-assigned book in America — on school reading lists in 5 states (2026-07-13 study of 13,258 assignments).

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:South Carolina Children's Book AwardWashington Sasquatch Book AwardGeorgia Children's Book AwardGarden State Children's Book Award+1 more

Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt is assigned in US schools at grades 6–9. It appears across 5 curriculum references and 5 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Good Different 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 6–9
Age range
Ages 11–14
First published
2023
Genre
Verse Novel
ISBN-13
9781338816129

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About this book

A girl who has always masked to fit in begins to understand and embrace that she's autistic — "good different" — in this Schneider Family Honor novel in verse. a 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal (Middle School) nominee.

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Why widely assigned

This Verse Novel title, typically at grades 6–9. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on neurodiversity and identity; cited across 5 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

neurodiversity · identity · acceptance

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Common questions

What grade level is Good Different?
Good Different is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 6–9. It appears on 5 school reading lists across 5 states, from grade 3 to grade 9. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Good Different?
Good Different appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal, Garden State Children's Book Award, Georgia Children's Book Award, and 2 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Good Different banned in schools?
Good Different 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 Good Different explore?
Central themes in Good Different include neurodiversity, identity, acceptance.

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How we classify

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 6–9 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 5 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 5 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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