Prince Edward
by Dennis McFarland
Reading Level 6-7 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 6th 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
Benjamin, a ten-year-old boy, faces difficult challenges when his town of Farmville, Virginia, becomes part of a fight over school integration. As public schools shut down to resist desegregation, Benjamin must navigate friendship, identity, and the harsh realities of racism during a pivotal time in history.
Representation & Themes
RacismFriendshipComing of AgeHistoricalSchool IntegrationAfrican American BoysMale Friendship
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
Racial Discrimination Bullying Fear & Anxiety
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0805068333
- Pages
- 354
- Publisher
- H. Holt
- Published
- 2004
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 119,391
Subjects
School integrationBoysAfrican American boysMale friendshipRacismRace relationsFictionEvolutionary EthicsEvolutionary psychologyEthiekVirginia, fictionFiction, historical, generalAfrican americans, fictionEthics, evolutionary
Places
Prince Edward County (Va.)