What reading level is Beautiful broken girls?

Beautiful broken girls by Kim Savage is at a Level 5-6 reading level (Lexile 800L). Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Beautiful broken girls appropriate for?

Beautiful broken girls is recommended for Ages 9-12. HootRating: 10IE (Intense — Emotional).

What genre is Beautiful broken girls?

Beautiful broken girls is fiction.

Does Beautiful broken girls have any content warnings?

Beautiful broken girls has a HootRating of 10IE (Intense — Emotional). No specific content flags noted. On HootRated, every book is rated across four dimensions — emotional, physical, social, and thematic — to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is Beautiful broken girls?

Beautiful broken girls by Kim Savage is 320 pages.

Reviewed by HootRated editorial · Last updated September 7, 2026

Beautiful broken girls

Kim Savage

Beautiful broken girls

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Kim Savage

Reading Level 5-6 10IE Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

I’m going to tell you a secret about Mira and Francesca—two sisters whose story is more tangled than you think. Mira left hidden messages for Ben in the places they touched, but what he finds changes everything. And that’s only the beginning.

Themes

SistersMysteryDeathGriefTraumaFamily

Quick Assessment

Beautiful Broken Girls is a middle-grade mystery that explores the complex emotions surrounding the tragic deaths of two sisters. Through a series of cryptic notes, the story delves into themes of grief, trauma, and the impact of past abuse in an age-appropriate way for readers ages 9-12. Parents should note the sensitive topics of suicide and emotional distress are handled thoughtfully within a detective-style narrative.

Why we rated Beautiful broken girls 10IE

Beautiful broken girls is written at a Level 5-6 reading level with a Lexile measure of 800L across 320 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 6.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Beautiful broken girls works for readers up to grade 7.5.

We rate Beautiful broken girls as 10IE ("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, 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, Beautiful broken girls explores sisters, mystery, death, grief, and trauma — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about sisters, mystery, death.

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.