Last Day I Had a Daddy

Claudia Verruto Bernsetin

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Last Day I Had a Daddy

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Claudia Verruto Bernsetin

Reading Level 3 8ME Ages 5-8 Heads Up

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

The sharp ring of the phone breaks the laughter of a sunny playday, turning warmth into a chilly silence. Claudia’s world shifts in an instant, the bright colors dimming around her. Sometimes, the hardest days teach us how to find light again.

Themes

Quick Assessment

This sensitive fiction book explores a young child's experience with sudden family change and loss. Suitable for early readers ages 5-8, it gently addresses themes of grief and emotional adjustment in an accessible way. Parents should be aware that it deals with the impact of a significant loss but does so with hope and reassurance.

For Parents

Content Intensity

8ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Clear
Social
Clear
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
2
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
3
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

66 pages
ISBN
9781620861202
Pages
66
Publisher
Mascot Books
Published
2012
Type
Fiction

Genres

Fatherless families