The readymade thief
by Augustus Rose
Reading Level 6-7 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 6th 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
Seventeen-year-old Lee Cuddy finds himself alone and fleeing through the streets of Philadelphia after protecting a wealthy friend. He finds shelter among a group of homeless teens living in a rundown building, but soon uncovers unsettling secrets behind their supposed sanctuary as disappearances plague the city. Lee must navigate danger and deception to uncover the truth and survive.
Representation & Themes
HomelessnessSurvivalMysteryComing of Age
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
Physical Danger Social Poverty & Hardship
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780735221833
- Pages
- 374
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2017
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 118,477
Genres
Fiction
Subjects
Homeless teenagersFictionPhiladelphia (pa.), fictionFiction, suspenseFiction, thrillersFiction, thrillers, suspenseFiction, thrillers, generalLiterarySuspense
Places
Philadelphia (Pa.)