The healing spell
by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Reading Level 5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 5th 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
Eleven-year-old Livie feels she caused her mother’s coma and sets off on a brave journey through mysterious Louisiana swamps to find a magical cure. Along the way, she faces her fears and uncovers secrets about family and forgiveness. This heartfelt adventure explores courage and hope in the face of guilt.
Representation & Themes
FamilyAdventureComing of AgeMysterySocial Justice
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Guilt Secrets Coma Fear & Anxiety
Data confidence: high
Details
- ISBN
- 9780545165594
- Pages
- 370
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 62,478
- Lexile
- 800L
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
Guilt -- FictionSecrets -- FictionComa -- FictionFamily life -- Louisiana -- FictionMothers and daughters -- FictionBayous -- FictionCajuns -- FictionLouisiana -- FictionCajunsSecretsBayousFamily lifeFictionGuiltComaMothers and daughtersFamily secretsFamiliesJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionFamily life, fictionMothers and daughters, fictionLouisiana, fictionMother-daughter relationshipSecrecy
Places
Louisiana