Books by Kate Messner
3 books by Kate Messner have full reviews here; all 25 Kate Messner titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Kate Messner has 3 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 3–5 reading level. The typical Kate Messner book lands at Grade 4, with average content intensity 1.7/5. Most Kate Messner titles fall within the Ranger in Time series.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Kate Messner book is right for a child. All of Kate Messner's reviewed titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. The intensity badges below (green → red) help you match books to your child's emotional readiness, not just their reading ability. See our methodology for how we rate.
Danger in Ancient Rome
Kate Messner
Danger in Ancient Rome
Kate Messner
Fergus and Zeke
Kate Messner
Fergus and Zeke
Kate Messner
The exact location of home
Kate Messner
The exact location of home
Kate Messner
More Kate Messner titles in our catalog
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- All the answers Level 6 · Mild
- D-Day Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Disaster on the Titanic Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Escape from the Twin Towers Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair Level 2 · Gentle
- History Smashers Level 6 · Gentle 2 editions
- Long Road to Freedom Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Manhunt Level 6 · Intense
- Marty Mcguire Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Night of Soldiers and Spies Level 4-5 · Mild
- Over and under the Coral Reef Level 3 · Gentle
- Over and under the Pond Level 2 · Gentle
- Race to the South Pole (Ranger in Time #4) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Rescue on the Oregon Trail Level 4-5 · Mild
- Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Rolling Thunder Level 2 · Gentle
- Sugar and Ice Level 7 · Mild
- The seventh wish Level 6 · Mild
- Up in the Garden and down in the Dirt Level 3 · Gentle
- Wake up missing Level 6 · Moderate
Questions about Kate Messner's books
- What reading level are Kate Messner's books?
- Kate Messner's reviewed books range from Grade 3–5, with the typical book at Grade 4. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Kate Messner's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- All 3 of Kate Messner's reviewed books are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 1.7/5.
- What age are Kate Messner's books appropriate for?
- Kate Messner's reviewed books target Ages 5-8 and Ages 9-12. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.