Cartwheel

Name: Cartwheel
Author: Sneed B. Collard
ISBN: 9780984446032

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Sequel to Double Eagle

by Sneed B. Collard

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Reading Level 4-5 LP · Mild · Physical 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. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Mike and Kyle set off on an exciting road trip filled with fast cars, daring rescues, and the hunt for a rare 1964 silver dollar. Along the way, their friendship is tested as they work together to save Kyle's sister Annie from trouble. Adventure and brotherhood drive this thrilling journey across the country.

Themes

Friendship Adventure FamilyRescues

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Cartwheel LP (Mild)

Cartwheel is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 252 pages (approximately 56,814 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 6 and up can manage Cartwheel on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Cartwheel runs about 6.3 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Cartwheel as LP (Mild, mostly 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, Cartwheel explores friendship, adventure, family, and rescues — 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.
✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, family.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 41 more books in the NO OFFICIAL SERIES TITLE series.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

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.