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Blaze

Bodie Coker

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Blaze

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

The Search for Jasira

by Bodie Coker

Reading Level 4-5 9LE Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

Here’s a secret: deep underground in Dragonland, Blaze’s mom is trapped after a sudden quake. Blaze, a brave young bearded dragon, must face wild caves, tricky dangers, and surprising friends to save her—but that’s only the beginning.

Quick Assessment

Blaze: The Search for Jasira is a middle-grade adventure featuring a young bearded dragon on a quest to rescue his trapped mother in an underground cave. The story blends exciting action with educational facts about bearded dragons and emphasizes themes of family, resilience, and friendship. Suitable for ages 9-12, it offers a heartwarming narrative with manageable peril and emotional growth.

Why we rated Blaze 9LE

Blaze is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 114 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Blaze works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate Blaze as 9LE ("Light — Emotional") 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, Blaze explores adventure, family, friendship, coming of age, and science & nature — 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 adventure, family, friendship.

Maybe not for

  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

9LE — Light — Emotional
Emotional
Light
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

2/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

3/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

114 pages
ISBN
9798822929883
Pages
114
Publisher
Palmetto Publishing
Published
2024
Type
Fiction

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