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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Very mild—Louis's loneliness before he finds his voice
What this book is about
Louis is a trumpeter swan who cannot make a sound. Unable to court the swan Serena, he learns to read and write with the help of a boy named Sam, and eventually has his father steal a trumpet from a music store so he can express himself. White's final children's novel takes Louis through Montana, a summer camp, Boston, and Philadelphia, exploring what it means to be different, to make amends, and to find love. Gentler and more optimistic than Charlotte's Web, it is a perfect story for beginning chapter-book readers.
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