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Torn

by Russ Thompson

A scholarship hopes, an injury, and an unexpected connection

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A scholarship hopes, an injury, and an unexpected connection

Perry Fletcher’s prospects as a high-achieving student and potential track-scholarship recipient change after he injures his knee pursuing a package thief. The thief’s identity—as one of Perry’s classmates—puts the incident in a personal context and frames the book’s central question about what Perry learns from it. The premise brings together school achievement, athletic hopes, injury, and a social divide suggested by the book’s subject classification. The publisher describes the novel as an easy-to-read story for teens facing challenges; its supplied Lexile measure is HL400L.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about school, sports, and setbacks.
  • Readers seeking fiction that addresses poverty or homelessness as a social theme.
  • English learners and readers who benefit from easy-to-read formats, as described by the publisher.

Themes

Poverty and homelessnessSchool and academic achievementAthletic ambition and injuryClassmates and social divides

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Book overview

Perry Fletcher is a straight-A student in high school with a chance for a track scholarship. But he wrecks his knee chasing a thief who steals a package off his porch. What does Perry learn about life when the thief turns out to be one of his classmates? Lexile measure HL400L.

At Finding Forward Books, we publish easy-to-read novels with positive life lessons for teens. They have realistic stories about young people overcoming challenges. Our mission is to help teens achieve success and find their way forward through life.

The books are for all students, including English learners and those with learning disabilities. They are printed in Open Dyslexic, a font to accommodate individuals with dyslexia. They have been praised in Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly BookLife Reviews, Foreword Clarion Reviews, and BlueInk Reviews.

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