Interrupted
Rachel Coker
Interrupted
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Life Beyond Words
by Rachel Coker
The text is written at a 6th 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 happens when your whole world changes overnight? Fourteen-year-old Allie leaves Tennessee behind after losing her mom and starts a new life with a Christian woman in Maine. Can writing poetry help her hold on to the memories that keep slipping away?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Interrupted follows fourteen-year-old Allie as she navigates grief and adjustment after the death of her mother. Adopted by a Christian woman, she relocates from Tennessee to Maine and uses poetry to process her feelings. Suitable for middle-grade readers, this novel gently explores themes of loss and identity with sensitivity.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11IE — Intense — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780310729730
- Pages
- 247
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- 2012
- Type
- Fiction