A school for sorcery
E. Rose Sabin
A school for sorcery
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by E. Rose Sabin
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for older middle graders (ages 11+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
At Leslie Simonton School, young witches and wizards learn to master their magical talents while facing surprising challenges at every turn. As the final test approaches, students must use all their skills to overcome a dangerous mystery that could change everything. Friendship and courage are their best spells in this thrilling adventure of good versus evil.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 6-7 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril. Written for readers ages 11+.
Why we rated A school for sorcery 11LP
A school for sorcery is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 318 pages (approximately 82,375 words). Strong independent readers around grade 7.1 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, A school for sorcery works for readers up to grade 8.1.
Read aloud, A school for sorcery runs about 9.2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate A school for sorcery as 11LP ("Light — Physical") 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.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril.
Thematically, A school for sorcery explores magic -- study and teaching, teenage girls, good and evil, friendship, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 11+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about magic -- study and teaching, teenage girls, good and evil.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 2 more books in the School for Sorcery series.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LP — Light — PhysicalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Content Flags
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
4/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0765302896
- Pages
- 318
- Published
- 2002
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 82,375
- Read-Aloud
- ~9h 9m
- Text Density
- Dense