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The Anatomy of Wings

Author: Foxlee, Karen

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 4.8
Points 11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 74428
Points per Word 0.000148
Page Count 361
Points per Page 0.030471

Description

After the suicide of her troubled teenage sister, eleven-year-old Jenny struggles to understand what actually happened by studying the clues her sister left behind. Set in 1970s Australia, the story follows Jenny as she navigates her grief while dealing with family tension and the secrets her sister kept. The novel explores themes of loss, guilt, and the difficulty of understanding mental illness and suicide.