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You Know Where to Find Me
Rachel Cohn
You Know Where to Find Me
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Rachel Cohn
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes. Its HootRating code, IE, means intense content, mostly emotional.
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About This Book
Have you ever felt invisible next to someone who seems to have it all? Miles lives in the shadow of her perfect cousin Laura, until a heartbreaking tragedy turns everything upside down. Now, Miles faces a choice that could change her life forever—will she give up or find a way to rise?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This young adult novel explores heavy themes of grief, suicide, and self-discovery through the eyes of Miles, a teenager struggling with feelings of inadequacy and loss after her cousin's death. Suitable for ages 13 and up, the book sensitively addresses mental health challenges and the journey toward finding hope and support. Parents should be aware of the serious subject matter and be prepared for discussions around emotional distress and recovery.
Why we rated You Know Where to Find Me IE (Intense)
You Know Where to Find Me is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 208 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.
We rate You Know Where to Find Me as IE (Intense, mostly emotional) because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Suicide, Grief, Mental Health.
Thematically, You Know Where to Find Me explores family, mental health, coming of age, social problems, and self-discovery — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, mental health, coming of age.
Maybe not for
- ! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
- ! Children younger than 13 — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
- ! Children currently coping with grief — the themes may hit close to home.
For Parents
Content Intensity
IE · Intense · EmotionalReading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate
Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Was our "Intense" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780689878596
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- March 4, 2008
- Type
- Fiction