Highland mercies
by Gary E. Parker
Blue Ridge Legacy
Reading Level 5-6 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 5th 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
Abby struggles with the challenges of becoming a mother as her husband's legal career collapses amid the harsh realities of the Depression. Meanwhile, her brother Daniel confronts his past errors and copes with the loss of loved ones in their mountain community. Together, they navigate the trials of family, survival, and change in rural North Carolina.
Representation & Themes
FamilyComing of AgeRural LifeHistoricalWomen
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Loss & Grief Divorce & Family Change Poverty & Hardship
Data confidence: standard
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Details
- ISBN
- 0764224530
- Pages
- 391
- Published
- 2002
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 136,390
Genres
Fiction
Subjects
Women -- North Carolina -- Fiction.Rural families -- Fiction.Mountain life -- Fiction.Land tenure -- Fiction.Older women -- Fiction.Blue Ridge Mountains -- Fiction.North Carolina -- Fiction.