Interrupted

Rachel Coker

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Interrupted

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Life Beyond Words

by Rachel Coker

Reading Level 6 11IE Ages 9-12 Matched

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

GriefFamilyComing of AgeTeenage GirlsPoetry

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 — Emotional
Emotional
Intense
Physical
Clear
Social
Light
Thematic
Light

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

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

4/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
3
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

247 pages
ISBN
9780310729730
Pages
247
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
2012
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

DeathTeenage GirlsMothersGriefMan-woman RelationshipsWorld War, 1939-1945Mothers and DaughtersWorld War1939-1945

Places

United States