Pasadena
by Sherri L. Smith
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
After Jude's closest friend dies mysteriously in a pool, everyone around her offers different explanations—an accident or suicide—but Jude is convinced it's something far darker. Determined to uncover the truth, she dives into a tangled web of secrets involving those closest to her. The search for answers tests her courage and challenges everything she thought she knew.
Representation & Themes
MysteryFriendshipComing of AgeFamilySecrets
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
Mild Peril Emotional: Loss & Grief Mystery
Data confidence: high
Details
- ISBN
- 9781101996256
- Pages
- 228
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 45,001
- Lexile
- 630L
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
SecretsMurderFictionMystery and detective storiesChildren's fictionCrime, fictionCalifornia, fiction
Places
Pasadena (Calif.)