The stranger game
by Cylin Busby
Reading Level 5-6 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 5th 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
Nico's older sister Sarah has been missing for years, and while everyone mourns, Nico secretly feels freed from her sister's harshness. When Sarah suddenly returns, changed and suffering from amnesia, the family struggles to piece together the mystery of her disappearance. As secrets unravel, Nico confronts unsettling truths that challenge everything she thought she knew about her sister and their past.
Representation & Themes
SistersFamilyMysteryComing of AgeJuvenile Fiction
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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
Loss & Grief Bullying Fear & Anxiety Mystery Identity & Self-Discovery
Data confidence: high
Details
- ISBN
- 9780062354600
- Pages
- 281
- Publisher
- Balzer + Bray
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 61,856
- Lexile
- 770L
Genres
Young Adult Fiction
Subjects
SistersImpersonationJuvenile fictionMissing childrenChildren's fictionSisters, fictionMissing persons, fiction