A room on Lorelei Street
by Mary Pearson
Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 4th 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 Zoe longs to break free from the struggles of living with her alcoholic mother. She finds refuge in a quirky boarding house, working tirelessly as a waitress to support herself, but the cost of independence pushes her to desperate measures. This story explores the challenges of finding freedom amidst family hardship.
Representation & Themes
FamilyFreedomInterpersonal RelationsComing of AgeSocial Justice
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
Alcoholism Family Change Financial Hardship
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0805076670
- Pages
- 266
- Published
- 2005
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 57,727
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
Freedom -- Fiction.Family problems -- Fiction.Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.Alcoholism -- Fiction.Lodging houses -- Fiction.Texas -- Fiction.