Funeral Girl
Emma K. Ohland
Funeral Girl
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Emma K. Ohland
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
Georgia stands in the quiet funeral home, her hand trembling as she reaches out to touch a still body. Suddenly, a ghostly spirit rises before her eyes, pleading for help with a secret no one else knows. But what happens when the spirit belongs to her own classmate Milo?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Funeral Girl is a middle-grade novel about sixteen-year-old Georgia, who can summon ghosts by touching bodies at her family's funeral home. The story explores themes of grief, mortality, and coping with loss, with a touch of supernatural elements that may intrigue readers aged 9-12. Parents should note the book deals with death and anxiety in a thoughtful, age-appropriate way.
Why we rated Funeral Girl 11ME
Funeral Girl is written at a Level 6 reading level across 276 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Funeral Girl works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Funeral Girl 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 — 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, Funeral Girl explores family, grief, supernatural, and coming of age — 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.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, grief, supernatural.
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
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781728458007
- Pages
- 276
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Lab ®
- Published
- 2022
- Type
- Fiction