Dancing on Dark Water (Point)

Alden R. Carter

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Dancing on Dark Water (Point)

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Alden R. Carter

Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3) 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 happens when the person who’s supposed to protect you starts to lose control? Imagine trying to hold your family together while everything feels like it's falling apart. Can one girl find hope in the darkest times?

Themes

FamilyMental HealthComing of AgeEmotional Resilience

Quick Assessment

This novel explores the emotional challenges faced by a teenage girl whose family is threatened by her father's mental health struggles. Suitable for readers aged 13 and up, it sensitively addresses themes of family, mental illness, and resilience. Parents should be aware of mature emotional content related to mental instability and family tension.

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

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

Content Flags

Emotional: Mental Health Emotional: Family Change
Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

4/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
6
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

144 pages
ISBN
9780606057998
Pages
144
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Published
January 1990
Type
Fiction

Subjects

Young Adult