Evercrossed
Elizabeth Chandler
Evercrossed
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Kissed by an Angel Novel
by Elizabeth Chandler
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
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 — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780857072993
- Pages
- 207
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2011
- Type
- Fiction