Torn to Pieces cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 3.5
Points 8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 59241
Points per Word 0.000135
Page Count 258
Points per Page 0.031008

Description

When her mother disappears during a business trip, seventeen-year-old Anne discovers that her family harbors many dark secrets. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and descriptions of violence.

Quick Summary

Seventeen-year-old Anne must uncover dark family secrets after her mother disappears during a business trip in this mystery novel that contains mature content including profanity, sexual situations, and violence. The book explores themes of family betrayal, survival, and the shock of discovering hidden truths about one's own household. If your kid likes "Girl in Pieces" by Kathleen Glasgow, they'll be drawn to this raw exploration of family dysfunction. This book is ideal for mature middle school students in grades 7-9 who are ready for intense, psychologically complex narratives.