Haunted park
Katherine Noll
Haunted park
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Katherine Noll
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
Jake, Carlos, and Hanna sneak through the shadowy paths of Cliff Top Coasters under a moonlit sky. The creak of a distant roller coaster sends chills down their spines. Suddenly, a ghostly whisper echoes—what if the legend is real?
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction follows three friends who explore the reputedly haunted Cliff Top Coasters theme park to debunk the spooky legend. Suitable for ages 9-12, it combines mystery with themes of friendship and adventure, encouraging problem-solving and bravery. The book contains mild suspense but no graphic content.
Why we rated Haunted park 9LE
Haunted park is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 120 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Haunted park works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Haunted park as 9LE ("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, Haunted park explores friendship, adventure, mystery, 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 friendship, adventure, mystery.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0448431858
- Pages
- 120
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Published
- 2003
- Type
- Fiction