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Books by Margaret Mahy

3 books by Margaret Mahy have full reviews here; all 63 Margaret Mahy titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.

Margaret Mahy has 3 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 3–6 reading level. The typical Margaret Mahy book lands at Grade 5, with average content intensity 2/5.

Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Margaret Mahy book is right for a child. 67% of Margaret Mahy'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.

The Haunting

Margaret Mahy

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The Haunting

Margaret Mahy

Level 4-5 Mild

Changeover

Margaret Mahy

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Changeover

Margaret Mahy

Level 6 Moderate

Lion in the Meadow

Margaret Mahy

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Lion in the Meadow

Margaret Mahy

Level 3 Gentle

More Margaret Mahy titles in our catalog

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  • 17 Kings and 42 Elephants Level 2 · Gentle 2 editions
  • A busy day for a good grandmother Level 1-2 · Gentle
  • A Fortune Branches Out (Good Fortunes Gang Cousins Quartet) Level 4-5 · Gentle
  • A tall story and other tales Level 3 · Gentle
  • Alchemy Level 6 · Mild
  • Aliens in the family Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
  • Boom, Baby, Boom Boom! Level 2 · Gentle
  • Boy with Two Shadows Level 2 · Gentle
  • Bubble Trouble Level 2 · Gentle
  • Bubble trouble & other poems and stories Level 3 · Gentle
  • Christmas Tree Tangle Level 2 · Gentle
  • Clancy's cabin Level 3 · Gentle
  • Dangerous spaces Level 4-5 · Moderate
  • Down the Back of the Chair Level 1-2 · Gentle
  • Fingers on the Back of the Neck Level 6 · Moderate
  • Gargling Gorilla Level 4-5 · Mild
  • Heriot Level 7 · Moderate
  • Kaitangata Twitch Level 4-5 · Mild
  • Leaf magic Level 3 · Gentle 2 editions
  • Leaf Magic and Five Other Stories (Lucky Star) Level 3 · Gentle
  • Maddigan's Fantasia Level 8 · Moderate
  • Making friends Level 1-2 · Gentle 2 editions
  • Memory Level 6 · Moderate
  • Mr. Rumfitt Level 2 · Gentle
  • Nonstop nonsense Level 4-5 · Gentle
  • Off to the Shop (Storyteller Night Crickets) Level 2 · Gentle
  • Simply delicious! Level 2 · Mild
  • Sunshine Books Level 2 · Mild
  • The Birthday Burglar & A Very Wicked Headmistress/2 Books in 1 Level 3 · Gentle
  • The Blood and Thunder Adventure on Hurricane Peak Level 4-5 · Mild
  • The catalogue of the universe Level 4-5 · Mild
  • The Chewing Gum Rescue and Other Stories Level 4-5 · Gentle
  • The door in the air and other stories Level 4-5 · Gentle
  • The dragon's birthday Level 2 · Gentle
  • The Five Sisters Level 5 · Gentle 2 editions
  • The Funny Funny Clown Face (Sunshine Readers) Level 2 · Gentle
  • The girl with the green ear Level 3 · Gentle
  • The Good Fortunes Gang, Book One Level 4-5 · Gentle
  • The Great Piratical Rumbustification Level 3 · Gentle
  • The great white man-eating shark Level 3 · Gentle
  • The horrendous hullabaloo Level 2 · Gentle
  • The Horrible Story and Others Level 6 · Gentle
  • The horribly haunted school Level 4-5 · Mild
  • The man whose mother was a pirate Level 3 · Mild 2 editions
  • The New House Villain (Sunshine Readers) Level 2 · Mild
  • The Pirate Uncle Level 4-5 · Gentle
  • The pirates' mixed-up voyage Level 4-5 · Mild
  • The princess and the clown. Level 1-2 · Gentle
  • The terrible topsy-turvy, tissy-tossy tangle Level 1-2 · Mild
  • The Three-Legged Cat (Picture Puffins) Level 2 · Gentle
  • The tree doctor Level 2 · Gentle
  • The Tricksters Level 6 · Moderate
  • The witch in the cherry tree Level 1-2 · Gentle
  • Watch Me! Level 4-5 · Gentle

Questions about Margaret Mahy's books

What reading level are Margaret Mahy's books?
Margaret Mahy's reviewed books range from Grade 3–6, with the typical book at Grade 5. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
Are Margaret Mahy's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
2 of Margaret Mahy's 3 reviewed books (67%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 2/5.
What age are Margaret Mahy's books appropriate for?
Margaret Mahy'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.