Cobra Strike
Sigmund Brouwer
Cobra Strike
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Sigmund Brouwer
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
What if a new football star could change your whole season—and your future? Roy Linden thought the new quarterback was a game-changer, but when he finds polluted water near his grandmother’s cabin, everything gets complicated. Can Roy protect his team, his dreams, and the town’s secret all at once?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Cobra Strike follows Roy Linden, a high school senior and football player who discovers environmental pollution threatening his small coal-mining town. As he investigates, Roy faces tough choices about loyalty, friendship, and standing up for what’s right. Suitable for ages 13 and up, the book handles themes of sportsmanship, environmental issues, and moral courage without graphic content.
Why we rated Cobra Strike 9ME
Cobra Strike is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 163 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Cobra Strike works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Cobra Strike 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, social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, Cobra Strike explores sports & recreation, friendship, environmental awareness, moral complexity, 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports & recreation, friendship, environmental awareness.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A 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
- 9781551437255
- Pages
- 163
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Published
- March 2007
- Type
- Fiction