A Band of Angels

Name: A Band of Angels
Author: Julian F. Thompson
ISBN: 0590431242

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Julian F. Thompson

Reading Level 6 L · Mild Ages 13+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, L, means mild content.

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About This Book

Riley Roux invites Jordan Paradise and Michael on an unforgettable journey across the country, where unexpected friendships form and bold dreams take flight. Together with new companions, they set out to challenge the future and make a lasting impact on the world around them.

Themes

Friendship Adventure Social Justice Coming of Age

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 6 book with mild content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 13+.

Why we rated A Band of Angels L (Mild)

A Band of Angels is written at a Level 6 reading level across 304 pages (approximately 69,395 words). Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

Read aloud, A Band of Angels runs about 7.7 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate A Band of Angels as L (Mild) because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.

Thematically, A Band of Angels explores friendship, adventure, social justice, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, social justice.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

L · Mild

Emotional

Mild

Physical

Mild

Social

Mild

Thematic

Mild

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

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