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Find The Cat A Pet Club Story
Gwendolyn Hooks
Find The Cat A Pet Club Story
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Pet Club Story
by Gwendolyn Hooks
Pet Club Story; Stone Arch Readers: Level 2
The text is written at a 1st grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
When Kayla's beloved cat, Daisy, disappears, she enlists her friends from the Pet Club to help track her down. Together, they embark on a fun and exciting search to bring Daisy safely back home. Young readers will enjoy joining the Pet Club on this heartwarming adventure.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 1-2 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 5-8.
Why we rated Find The Cat A Pet Club Story 6C
Find The Cat A Pet Club Story is written at a Level 1-2 reading level across 33 pages (approximately 262 words). Strong independent readers around grade 2.3 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Find The Cat A Pet Club Story works for readers up to grade 3.3.
Read aloud, Find The Cat A Pet Club Story takes about 2 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.
We rate Find The Cat A Pet Club Story as 6C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Find The Cat A Pet Club Story explores friendship, adventure, family, and animals — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
6C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
8/10High engagement — fast-paced, fun, and hard to put down. Great for reluctant readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781434220530
- Pages
- 33
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 262
- Read-Aloud
- ~2 min
- Text Density
- Picture-Heavy