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Disenchanted
Megan Morrison
Disenchanted
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The Trials of Cinderella
by Megan Morrison
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: the wicked witch may be gone, but trouble still brews in the kingdom. King Clement’s cruelty hasn’t faded, and Queen Maud has vanished with Prince Dash’s help. Ella Coach, known as Cinderella, dreams of escaping palace life, but that’s only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Disenchanted is a middle-grade fantasy that explores themes of magic, family dynamics, and personal choice. It’s appropriate for ages 9-12 and features a strong-willed protagonist navigating challenges after a villain's fall. The story contains mild peril and fantasy elements but no intense violence or mature content.
Why we rated Disenchanted 9LE
Disenchanted is written at a Level 4-5 reading level with a Lexile measure of 700L across 404 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Disenchanted works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Disenchanted as 9LE ("Light — Emotional") 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, Disenchanted explores magic, princes, blessing and cursing, juvenile fiction, and characters in literature — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about magic, princes, blessing and cursing.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A 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
- 9780545642712
- Pages
- 404
- Publisher
- Arthur A. Levine Books
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Fiction
- Lexile
- 700L