Latino families broken by immigration
Ceres I. Artico
Latino families broken by immigration
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The Adolescent's Perceptions
by Ceres I. Artico
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
The scent of an empty home lingers in the air, mixed with memories of laughter and quiet goodbyes. Imagine waiting years to hug your mom or dad again, wondering why they had to leave. These stories show how love stretches across miles, but sometimes leaves a heart aching for more.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade novel explores the emotional impact of immigration on Latino families, focusing on children separated from their parents during the 1980s. Through the perspectives of reunited adolescents, it highlights themes of parental absence, attachment challenges, and mental health within Hispanic American communities. Suitable for ages 9-12, it sensitively addresses complex family and social issues without graphic content.
Why we rated Latino families broken by immigration 11ME
Latino families broken by immigration is written at a Level 6 reading level across 217 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Latino families broken by immigration works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Latino families broken by immigration as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Emotional: Parental Deprivation, Emotional: Attachment Behavior in Children, Emotional: Mental Health, Social: Hispanic American Teenagers - Social Conditions.
Thematically, Latino families broken by immigration explores family, adolescent psychiatry, hispanic american experiences, mental health, and parental separation — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, adolescent psychiatry, hispanic american experiences.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 193120263X
- Pages
- 217
- Publisher
- LFB Scholarly Publishing
- Published
- 2003
- Type
- Fiction