One came home
by Amy Timberlake
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
In 1871 Wisconsin, thirteen-year-old Georgia refuses to believe her sister Agatha is gone forever and embarks on a courageous quest to uncover the truth. Along the way, she hones her sharpshooting skills and bravely confronts dangerous counterfeiters, proving her strength and determination in the wild frontier. This gripping tale blends mystery and adventure with the spirit of pioneer life.
Representation & Themes
HistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeMissing personsCounterfeits and counterfeitingSharpshootersAdventureComing of Age
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
Missing Persons Physical Danger
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780375969256
- Pages
- 258
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2012
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 57,577
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
HistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeMissing personsCounterfeits and counterfeitingSharpshootersFictionJuvenile fictionShooters of firearmsNewbery HonorChildren's fictionMissing persons, fictionFrontier and pioneer life, fictionWisconsin, fictionCounterfeits and counterfeiting, fiction
Places
Wisconsin