What reading level is Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy?

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy by David Ward is at a Level 6 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy appropriate for?

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy is recommended for Ages 9-12. HootRating: 11ME (Moderate — Emotional).

What genre is Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy?

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy is fiction — Juvenile Fiction.

Does Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy have any content warnings?

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy has a HootRating of 11ME (Moderate — Emotional). No specific content flags noted. On HootRated, every book is rated across four dimensions — emotional, physical, social, and thematic — to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy?

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy by David Ward is 224 pages.

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy

David Ward

Escape the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

The Grassland Trilogy: Book 1

by David Ward

Reading Level 6 11ME Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 6th 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

There’s a secret hidden beneath the dusty fields of Grassland—six friends trapped as slaves, dreaming of freedom. When strange Outsiders arrive and challenge their cruel captors, everything changes—but that’s only the beginning.

Themes

Friendship Adventure Fantasy World-Building Science & Nature Social Justice

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade science fiction and fantasy novel follows six young friends enslaved in a harsh world who seize a chance at freedom during a war between their oppressors and mysterious outsiders. Suitable for ages 9-12, the story explores themes of friendship, courage, and resistance against injustice, with some intense moments of conflict but no graphic content.