Fintan Fedora
Clive Goddard
Fintan Fedora
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
the world's worst explorer
by Clive Goddard
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: deep in the darkest jungle grows the rare and delicious chocoplum, so valuable that everyone wants it. Fintan Fedora, eager to prove himself to his family, sets off to find it — but two bungling kidnappers and a sneaky villain are right behind him. And that’s only the beginning.
Quick Assessment
Fintan Fedora is a lively middle-grade adventure about a young boy’s quest to find a rare fruit to prove his worth to his family business. The story features lighthearted humor, mild suspense, and themes of determination and family legacy. Appropriate for ages 9 to 12, it contains no significant content concerns.
Why we rated Fintan Fedora 11LE
Fintan Fedora is written at a Level 6 reading level across 240 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Fintan Fedora works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Fintan Fedora as 11LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Fintan Fedora explores adventure, family, food industry and trade, juvenile fiction, and voyages and travels — 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 adventure, family, food industry and trade.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781407143583
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Published
- 2014
- Type
- Fiction