76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime
J. L. Simmons
76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by J. L. Simmons
The text is written at a 6th 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
Here’s a secret grown-ups don’t always tell you: there are smart, simple ways to stay safe even when the world feels a little scary. Imagine knowing tricks that help you watch out for trouble before it starts—but that’s only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers practical advice from criminology experts to help parents protect their children from crime in today’s world. It provides clear, common-sense strategies suitable for families with children aged 9 to 12. While written as fiction, it covers serious topics like crime prevention and child safety in an accessible way.
Why we rated 76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime 11MN
76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime is written at a Level 6 reading level across 207 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, 76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate 76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime as 11MN ("Moderate — Neutral") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Child Abuse, Crime Prevention.
Thematically, 76 Ways to Protect Your Child from Crime explores parenting - general, family / parenting / childbirth, child abuse, children, and crime prevention — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about parenting - general, family / parenting / childbirth, child abuse.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11MN — Moderate — NeutralReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780517148938
- Pages
- 207
- Publisher
- Random House Value Publishing
- Published
- June 1996
- Type
- Fiction