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Disney lands
Ridley Pearson
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.
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About This Book
What if saving Disneyland was only the beginning of a bigger mystery? Five brave friends thought their adventure was over, but a final puzzle from their mentor sends them back in time. Can they unlock the secret before a new, darker evil takes over?
Themes
Quick Assessment
After defeating the Overtakers, the five Kingdom Keepers are handed one more puzzle by their mentor, and they must solve it from the past to stop a new and darker threat to Disneyland. The story leans on puzzle-solving, time travel, and suspense, with a fantasy-style peril that is more tense than graphic. It suits older teen readers comfortable with ongoing danger and a menacing villain.
Why we rated Disney lands LP (Mild)
Disney lands is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 344 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.
We rate Disney lands as LP (Mild, mostly 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, Disney lands explores puzzles, good and evil, time travel, adventure, and fantasy world-building — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about puzzles, good and evil, time travel.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
LP · Mild · PhysicalReading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate
Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781423184317
- Pages
- 344
- Publisher
- Disney-Hyperion
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction