Family Picture
by Dean Hughes
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
An eleven-year-old boy, struggling to find where he belongs, leaves his foster home and survives on the streets. His journey leads him to a welcoming hotel where he discovers a new kind of family and hope. This heartfelt story explores the meaning of belonging and resilience in the face of hardship.
Representation & Themes
FamilyComing of AgeSurvivalFriendship
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
Loneliness Family Change Poverty & Hardship Physical Danger
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0590433563
- Pages
- 196
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Published
- March 1990
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 44,679
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
Children's fictionFamily, fiction