Game of flames

Name: Game of flames
Author: Robin Wasserman
ISBN: 9780385386616

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Robin Wasserman

Reading Level 3-4 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

What if Earth's survival depended on a daring mission across the galaxy? Four brave kids and a secret stowaway race through a planet of metal mazes and fiery catapults to find a powerful element. But with enemy ships close behind, can they succeed before it's too late?

Themes

Adventure Science & Nature Friendship Fantasy World-Building

Quick Assessment

A team of kids called the Voyagers races across the galaxy to gather six essential elements before Earth is lost, with a rival spaceship closing in on them. Expect fast-paced sci-fi action, including peril from catapults of fire and clashing alien robots, though the danger is handled in an adventure style rather than in graphic detail. It is a good fit for readers who enjoy team-based quests, and the series format means the story continues across later books.

Why we rated Game of flames LP (Mild)

Game of flames is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 186 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Game of flames on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

We rate Game of flames as LP (Mild, mostly physical) 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, Game of flames explores adventure, science & nature, friendship, and fantasy world-building — 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.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, science & nature, friendship.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Mild

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Mild

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: high

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