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Evercrossed

Elizabeth Chandler

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Evercrossed

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Kissed by an Angel Novel

by Elizabeth Chandler

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

Tristan broke the rules of the afterlife for one breathtaking kiss — and now he's fallen from heaven! Ivy is caught between two worlds, with her soulmate trapped in a stranger’s body. Can their love survive the impossible and rewrite fate itself?

Themes

LoveDeathAngelsFantasyFriendshipComing of Age

Quick Assessment

Evercrossed is a middle-grade fantasy novel about love, loss, and the supernatural, centered on Ivy and Tristan’s otherworldly connection. The story explores themes of life, death, and angels, with some emotional moments involving injury and near-death experiences. Suitable for ages 9-12, it contains mild fantasy peril but no graphic content.

Why we rated Evercrossed 11ME

Evercrossed is written at a Level 6 reading level across 207 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Evercrossed works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate Evercrossed as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.

Thematically, Evercrossed explores love, death, angels, fantasy, and friendship — 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 love, death, angels.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

11ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Moderate

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

3/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
6
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

207 pages
ISBN
9780857072993
Pages
207
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published
2011
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

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