What reading level is Haunted Island?

Haunted Island by Joan Lowery Nixon is at a Level 4-5 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Haunted Island appropriate for?

Haunted Island is recommended for Ages 9-12. Content intensity: "Mild" (2/5). Content flags: Mild Peril, Fantasy Violence.

What genre is Haunted Island?

Haunted Island is fiction — Juvenile Fiction.

Does Haunted Island have any content warnings?

Haunted Island has a content intensity rating of "Mild" (2/5). Content flags include: Mild Peril, Fantasy Violence. On HootRated, every book is rated for emotional, physical, and social content themes to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is Haunted Island?

Haunted Island by Joan Lowery Nixon is 115 pages.

Haunted Island

Joan Lowery Nixon

Haunted Island

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Reading Level 4-5 Mild (Lvl 2) Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 4th 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

Chris and Amy slip quietly through the thick fog, the ghostly outline of a dog appearing beside them. The island's eerie silence breaks with a sudden splash—what was that? As shadows twist and secrets stir, the siblings realize the island holds more than just a lost treasure.

Themes

Brothers and SistersFictionGhostsAdventure Mystery

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade mystery follows siblings Chris and Amy as they assist their aunt in restoring an old inn near a haunted island on the Mississippi River. The story explores themes of family bonds and courage while weaving in supernatural elements and local legend. Appropriate for ages 9 to 12, it contains mild suspense and ghostly encounters but no graphic content.