Sonata #1 for Riley Red
by Phoebe Stone
Reading Level 5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 5th 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
Rachel, a thirteen-year-old girl, and her group of misunderstood friends face their emotional challenges while working together to save a mistreated elephant at their local zoo. Their journey of healing and friendship unfolds as they stand up for the gentle giant in their small town near Boston.
Representation & Themes
FriendshipFamilyAnimalsEmotional HealingSocial Justice
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
Emotional: Loss & Grief Emotional: Mental Health Social: Poverty & Hardship Physical/Safety: Mild Peril
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0316990418
- Pages
- 194
- Published
- 2003
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 35,872
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
Emotional problems -- Fiction.Family problems -- Fiction.Animals -- Treatment -- Fiction.Elephants -- Fiction.Piano -- Fiction.Apartment houses -- Fiction.Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction.