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Suicide notes from beautiful girls
Lynn Weingarten
Suicide notes from beautiful girls
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Lynn Weingarten
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
Delia’s story isn’t what everyone thinks—it’s way more mysterious and heartbreaking. June knows the truth, and it’s tangled up with secrets, friendship, and a night that changed everything. What really happened to Delia? The answer could change everything.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book explores complex themes of grief, friendship, and mystery as June investigates the death of her best friend Delia. While targeted at early readers, the story handles mature topics like suicide and loss, which may require parental guidance and discussion. It is suitable for older or more emotionally mature children within the age range.
Why we rated Suicide notes from beautiful girls 8IE
Suicide notes from beautiful girls is written at a Level 3-4 reading level with a Lexile measure of 630L across 325 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Suicide notes from beautiful girls works for readers up to grade 5.5.
We rate Suicide notes from beautiful girls as 8IE ("Intense — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Suicide, Death.
Thematically, Suicide notes from beautiful girls explores friendship, death, juvenile fiction, and suicide — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, death, juvenile fiction.
Maybe not for
- ! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
- ! Children younger than 5-8 — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
- ! Children currently coping with grief — the themes may hit close to home.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8IE — Intense — EmotionalHeavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Was our "Intense" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781481418539
- Pages
- 325
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction
- Lexile
- 630L