The Thing About Leftovers
by C.C. Payne
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
The Thing About Leftovers by C.C. Payne is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Thing About Leftovers 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 4–7
- Age range
- Ages 9–12
- First published
- 2016
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780698175754
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 4–7. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on divorce and family; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
- recommended·4th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle (grades 3-5 + 6-8; annual since 1983)
- recommended·5th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle (grades 3-5 + 6-8; annual since 1983)
- recommended·6th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle (grades 3-5 + 6-8; annual since 1983)
- recommended·7th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle (grades 3-5 + 6-8; annual since 1983)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Thing About Leftovers?
- The Thing About Leftovers is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7. It appears on 1 school reading list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign The Thing About Leftovers?
- The Thing About Leftovers appears on reading lists for Kentucky Bluegrass Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Thing About Leftovers banned in schools?
- The Thing About Leftovers 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 The Thing About Leftovers explore?
- Central themes in The Thing About Leftovers include divorce, family, belonging.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 4–7 — 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
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework 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.