Escape across the wide sea

Katherine Kirkpatrick

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Escape across the wide sea

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Katherine Kirkpatrick

Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Daniel Bonnet and his family flee France to find safety, embarking on a perilous journey that takes them across oceans and continents. Along the way, Daniel faces difficult questions about freedom and fairness while navigating the hardships of life in a new world. His story reveals the struggles of courage, faith, and understanding in a time marked by injustice and change.

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with moderate content intensity. Content themes include slavery, inequality, disability. Written for readers ages 9-12.

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

Slavery Inequality Disability Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery Emotional: Fear & Anxiety
Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

5/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
6
Narrative Pace
5
Theme Richness
10
World Scope
5
Data Confidence
8

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Details

Book Length

210 pages
34,408 words
3h 49m read-aloud
ISBN
0823418545
Pages
210
Publisher
Holiday House
Published
2004
Type
Fiction
Word Count
34,408
Read-Aloud
~3h 49m
Text Density
Standard

Genres

Subjects

HuguenotsVoyages and TravelsSlaveryNew Rochelle17th Century

Places

New Rochelle (N.Y.)