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Greenland
Jean F. Blashfield
Greenland
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Jean F. Blashfield
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 intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
Explore the vast landscapes and rich history of Greenland, uncovering its unique culture and industries through a gripping story filled with suspense and adventure. Journey alongside characters facing danger, mystery, and the harsh realities of survival in this icy world. Discover how courage and resilience shape their lives in a land both beautiful and challenging.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 6-7 book with intense content intensity. Content themes include body horror, physical danger, death. Written for readers ages 9-12.
Why we rated Greenland 11IE
Greenland is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 144 pages (approximately 17,729 words). Strong independent readers around grade 7.6 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Greenland works for readers up to grade 8.6.
Read aloud, Greenland runs about 2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Greenland as 11IE ("Intense — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Body Horror, Physical Danger, Death, Kidnapping, Live Gunfire, Burns, Injury, Emotional: Loss & Grief.
Thematically, Greenland explores adventure, survival, historical, family, and mystery — 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.
- ✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, survival, historical.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 6 more books in the Enchantment of the World series.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
- ! Children younger than 9-12 — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
- ! Children currently coping with grief — the themes may hit close to home.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11IE — Intense — EmotionalHeavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Was our "Intense" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
9/10High engagement — fast-paced, fun, and hard to put down. Great for reluctant readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0516236784
- Pages
- 144
- Publisher
- Children's Press(CT)
- Published
- 2005
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 17,729
- Read-Aloud
- ~1h 58m
- Text Density
- Light Text