Cydonian Pyramid
Pete Hautman
Cydonian Pyramid
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Pete Hautman
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
What if you could see the world through the eyes of someone who holds secrets that could change everything? Tucker and Lia race through time, their stories twisting and turning in ways no one could expect. But what will happen when their paths collide in the most surprising way?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Cydonian Pyramid is the thrilling second book in the Klaatu Diskos trilogy, exploring themes of time travel, mystery, and complex perspectives. Told through alternating viewpoints, it offers a suspenseful story suitable for middle-grade readers (ages 9-12) with some science fiction and religious elements. Parents should be aware that the narrative includes suspenseful moments and potentially unsettling visions, but it is appropriate for its target age group.
Why we rated Cydonian Pyramid 12ME
Cydonian Pyramid is written at a Level 7 reading level across 368 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Cydonian Pyramid works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate Cydonian Pyramid as 12ME ("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, 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, Cydonian Pyramid explores adventure, science & nature, mystery, religion, and missing persons — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, science & nature, 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
12ME — 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
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780763669331
- Pages
- 368
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Published
- 2014
- Type
- Fiction