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Doom at Grant's tomb
Marcia Wells
Doom at Grant's tomb
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Doom at Grant's tomb. Book 3
by Marcia Wells
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.
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About This Book
Eddie Red is not your average kid—he’s the youngest detective in New York City, and he’s onto a sneaky art thief who’s always one step ahead. But when the police shut him out, Eddie has to trust his own smarts and the luck of the Irish to stop a heist that could change everything. Can Eddie crack the case before it’s too late?
Quick Assessment
Eddie Red, a young NYPD helper, suspects the art thief Lars Heinrich is targeting him after Eddie ruined the man's last robbery, and police refuse to let him work the case. The plot builds through bombs, runaway subway cars, and a race against the clock to stop a major heist, so expect sustained suspense and moderate peril without graphic violence. It is the third book in the Eddie Red Undercover series and works best for readers who enjoy fast-moving mysteries.
Why we rated Doom at Grant's tomb LE (Mild)
Doom at Grant's tomb is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 192 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Doom at Grant's tomb on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.
We rate Doom at Grant's tomb as LE (Mild, mostly 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, Doom at Grant's tomb explores mystery, adventure, friendship, and coming of age — 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
LE · Mild · EmotionalReading 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
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780544582606
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Fiction