The darkest evening
by William Durbin
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
Set in the 1930s, a young Finnish-American boy faces the challenges of relocating with his family to Karelia, a communist region in Russia. As his father’s dream of a perfect communist society begins to crumble, the boy discovers the complexities of loyalty, hope, and reality in a changing world.
Representation & Themes
MulticulturalEmigration and ImmigrationHistoricalFamilySocial 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
Historical Conflict Political Ideology Family Change
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 0439373077
- Pages
- 232
- Publisher
- Orchard (NY)
- Published
- 2004
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 40,854
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
Finnish Americans -- Russia (Federation) -- Karelia -- Juvenile fiction.Finnish Americans -- Russia (Federation) -- Karelia -- Fiction.Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.Communism -- Fiction.Karelia (Russia) -- Fiction.Russia (Federation) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.CommunismFinnish AmericansJuvenile fictionFictionEmigration and immigrationHistorySt. Cloud State UniversityPublicationsFacultyImmigration and emigrationChildren's fictionEmigration and immigration, fictionCommunism, fiction
Places
Russia (Federation)KareliaKarelia (Russia)