The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
Reading Level 7 Intense (Lvl 4)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
Amid the challenges of the early twentieth century, two sisters navigate hardship and heartache as they strive to find strength and hope in a world that tests their resilience. Their journey reveals the power of love, courage, and the unbreakable bonds of family.
Representation & Themes
FamilyComing of AgeSocial JusticeHistoricalIdentity & Self-Discovery
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 4 — Intense Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Emotional: Loss & Grief Emotional: Family Change Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery Social: Racial Discrimination Social: Poverty & Hardship
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780156028356
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Published
- 2004?
- Type
- Fiction
Genres
Fiction
Subjects
Fiction & LiteratureBlackssocial life and customssongs and musicLesbian fictionEpistolary fictionFictionAfrican American womenSistersAdult child sexual abuse victimsAbused wivesDomestic fictionNational Book Award Winneraward:national_book_award=1983award:national_book_award=fictionAmerican fictionAfrican American authorsSocial conditionsopen_syllabus_projectLong Now Manual for CivilizationLanguage readersBooks that Shaped Work in AmericaFictional Works Publication TypeAfrican Continental Ancestry GroupRomansNoires américainesReading Level-Grade 7Reading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 8Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 121000blackgirlbooksAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)Southern states, fictionSisters, fictionAfrican americans, fictionFiction, family lifeFiction, generalFiction, african american, generalLarge type booksNoiresRomans, nouvellesHistorical fictionLGBTQ novelsFiction, african american & black, generalNew York Times reviewedFiction, family life, generalVrouwenemancipatieRacismeRomans en novellen ; vertaaldAmerican literatureTranslations into SpanishSpanish fictionSpanish imprintsRoman espagnolImprimés espagnolsLesbiansFriendshipFictional Works [Publication Type]
People
CelieNettieShug AveryAlbertGodSamuelCorrineAlphonsoAdamOliviaHarpoSofiaSqueakSheriff HodgesGradyGermaineTashi
Places
Southern StatesUnited StatesGeorgiaAfricaTennessee