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Cobra Strike

Sigmund Brouwer

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Cobra Strike

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Sigmund Brouwer

Reading Level 4-5 9ME Ages 13+ Matched

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

Sports & RecreationFriendshipEnvironmental AwarenessMoral ComplexityComing of Age

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 — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Light
Social
Moderate
Thematic
Moderate

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

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
6
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

163 pages
ISBN
9781551437255
Pages
163
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Published
March 2007
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Sports & RecreationFootballOrphansStutteringKentuckyPollutionMystery and Detective StoriesWater