Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25)
Carolyn Keene
Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Carolyn Keene
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.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: Someone has stolen the free passes to the brand-new Big Thrills amusement park—and it might be a sneaky chimpanzee named Coconut causing all the trouble. Nancy and her friends are on the case, but this mystery is just getting started.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade mystery follows Nancy and her friends as they try to recover stolen amusement park passes, with a surprising twist involving a mischievous chimpanzee. Suitable for ages 9-12, the story offers light suspense and fun detective work without any intense content.
Why we rated Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25) 9LP
Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 100 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25) works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25) as 9LP ("Light — 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.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Dare at the Fare (Nancy Drew Notebooks #25) explores mystery, adventure, friendship, animals, and amusement parks — 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 mystery, adventure, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LP — Light — PhysicalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780613092364
- Pages
- 100
- Publisher
- Turtleback
- Published
- October 1999
- Type
- Fiction