All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition
Ann E. Burg
All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Ann E. Burg
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Matt Pin survived a war that turned his world upside down, but the biggest battles are still inside him. Every memory feels like a broken piece he has to fit back together. Can he find the courage to face his past and choose hope over fear?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This powerful young adult novel follows Matt Pin, a Vietnamese refugee coping with the trauma of war and loss while adjusting to life in the United States. Told in poignant verse, the story explores themes of family, identity, and healing with emotional depth appropriate for teens aged 13 and up. Parents should note the book deals with war trauma and complex family secrets but handles these sensitively.
Why we rated All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition 7IE
All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition is written at a Level 2 reading level across 2 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition as 7IE ("Intense — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, All The Broken Pieces - Audio Library Edition explores coming of age, family, historical, social justice, and trauma recovery — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers. Each of these themes is concrete enough to seed a real conversation, not just a moral lesson.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about coming of age, family, historical.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7IE — Intense — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
5/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780545248396
- Pages
- 2
- Publisher
- Scholastic Audio Books
- Published
- Aug 01, 2010
- Type
- Fiction