Fostering a child's recovery

Mike Thomas

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Fostering a child's recovery

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Family Placement for Traumatized Children

by Mike Thomas

Reading Level 4-5 9IE Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 4th 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

What if you could be the hero who helps a child heal from a scary past? Imagine learning the secrets of how caring families and skilled helpers work together to bring hope and happiness back. But can they overcome all the challenges to make a safe, loving home?

Themes

FamilyAdoption & Foster CareHealing & RecoverySocial Justice

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade fiction book explores the journey of children recovering from abuse through therapeutic foster care. It emphasizes the importance of trained foster carers and professional support teams to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children. Suitable for readers ages 9-12, it handles sensitive themes like trauma and recovery with care and hope.

For Parents

Content Intensity

9IE — Intense — Emotional
Emotional
Intense ←
Physical
Light
Social
Moderate
Thematic
Moderate

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Child Abuse Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Therapy
Data confidence: standard

Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

5/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
7
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

156 pages
ISBN
9781843103271
Pages
156
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Published
2009
Type
Fiction

Genres

Family & Relationships

Subjects

Abused ChildrenRehabilitationServices forTherapeutic Foster CareChild AbuseTherapyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticChildFoster Home CarePsychologyRehabiliteringVård Och OmsorgBarn Som Far IllaPost-traumatic Stress DisorderChild Psychology