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Fendar's Legacy: Book:6

Paul McCusker

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Fendar's Legacy: Book:6

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Paul McCusker

Reading Level 4-5 9ME Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

What if traveling through time dropped you into a kingdom filled with secrets and danger? Danny, Wayne, and Michelle find themselves caught in a world on the edge of war, where every decision could change the future. Can they find a way to save the kingdom—or will their choices lead to its downfall?

Themes

Quick Assessment

This young adult novel follows three teens who journey through time to a troubled kingdom facing war and corruption. The story explores themes of courage, faith, and moral decision-making appropriate for ages 13 to 18. Parents should note the presence of conflict and ethical challenges, handled in a way suitable for middle and high school readers.

Why we rated Fendar's Legacy: Book:6 9ME

Fendar's Legacy: Book:6 is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 192 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Fendar's Legacy: Book:6 works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate Fendar's Legacy: Book:6 as 9ME ("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, Fendar's Legacy: Book:6 explores adventure, coming of age, christian life, fantasy world-building, and time travel — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

  • Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
  • Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
  • Kids drawn to stories about adventure, coming of age, christian life.

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

9ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Light
Social
Light
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

2/10

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
4
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

192 pages
ISBN
9781589971783
Pages
192
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Published
December 30, 2005
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Space and TimeChristian LifeYoung Adult FictionReligiousChristianFantasy