Beach house
Robert Lawrence Stine
Beach house
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Robert Lawrence Stine
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
A group of teens' beach getaway turns into a terrifying fight for survival when a mysterious killer begins to hunt them down. As fear takes hold, they must uncover the truth before it's too late. Shadows lurk beneath the waves, and no one is safe from the chilling danger.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 4-5 book with moderate content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, fear & anxiety, illness & injury. Written for readers ages 13+.
Why we rated Beach house 9ME
Beach house is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 210 pages (approximately 37,857 words). Strong independent readers around grade 5.1 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Beach house works for readers up to grade 6.1.
Read aloud, Beach house runs about 4.2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Beach house as 9ME ("Moderate — Emotional") 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 — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Fear & Anxiety, Illness & Injury, Dissociation & Depersonalization.
Thematically, Beach house explores friendship, survival, and mystery — 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, survival, mystery.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal 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
3/10A 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
- 0590453866
- Pages
- 210
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
- Published
- 1992
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 37,857
- Read-Aloud
- ~4h 12m
- Text Density
- Standard