Blackbird
by Jennifer Lauck
Reading Level 4-5 Very Intense (Lvl 5)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is very intense with mature or graphic material.
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About This Book
A young girl navigates the challenges of a turbulent childhood in the 1970s, confronting family struggles and personal hardships that shape her journey. Through moments of pain and resilience, she learns to find strength amidst loss and difficult realities. This deeply moving story captures the complexities of growing up in a fractured family.
Representation & Themes
FamilyComing of AgeEmotionalBiography & AutobiographyWomen
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 5 — Very Intense Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Graphic or sustained depictions of trauma, violence, or mature content.
Content Flags
Child Abuse Vomiting Spitting Hospital Scene Death by Suicide Anxiety Attack Miscarriage Hate Speech Sexual Content Sad Ending
Data confidence: high
Details
- ISBN
- 0671042564
- Pages
- 432
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- August 28, 2001
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 114,037
- Lexile
- 830L
Genres
Biography & Autobiography
Subjects
General & Literary FictionWomenChildhood MemoirBiography / AutobiographyBiography & AutobiographyLauck, JenniferBiography/AutobiographyGeneralChildhood and youthEditors, Journalists, PublishersBiography & Autobiography / LiteraryAbandoned childrenBiographyCalifornia