Each little bird that sings
by Debbie Wiles
Aurora County
Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Comfort Snowberger knows all about saying goodbye since her family's funeral home is the heart of their small southern town. When her great-uncle Edisto passes away unexpectedly, she embarks on a journey through grief, family bonds, and the meaning of life. This tender story explores how even the youngest hearts can carry big emotions and find hope.
Representation & Themes
FamilyGriefComing of AgeSouthern States
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
Loss & Grief Family Change
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0152051139
- Pages
- 247
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Published
- 2005
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 41,376
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
Funeral homes -- Fiction.Death -- Fiction.Grief -- Fiction.Family life -- Southern States -- Fiction.Southern States -- Fiction.FictionFuneral homesGriefDeathFamily lifeJuvenile fictionFamiliesFuneral rites and ceremoniesBereavementChildren's fictionSouthern states, fictionFamily life, fictionGrief, fictionDeath, fiction
Places
Southern States