The knife that killed me
by Anthony McGowan
Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Paul Varderman tries to find his place at a tough English Catholic school where fitting in feels impossible. When the school bully hands him a knife and pushes him to join his gang, Paul faces difficult choices that test his courage and loyalty. Navigating friendship and danger, he learns what it truly means to stand up for himself.
Representation & Themes
FriendshipBullyingComing of AgeSchools
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
Bullying Mild Peril
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780385738224
- Pages
- 216
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 45,422
Subjects
Gangs -- FictionBullies -- FictionCatholic schools -- FictionSchools -- FictionFriendship -- FictionMurder -- FictionEngland -- FictionFictionMurderGangsBulliesCatholic schoolsSchoolsFriendshipJuvenile FictionChildren's fictionBullying, fictionPeer pressure, fictionGangs, fictionViolence, fictionJuvenile fictionBullyingBullies, fictionSchools, fictionFriendship, fictionMurder, fictionEngland, fiction
Places
England