Hidden

Donna Jo Napoli

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Hidden

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Donna Jo Napoli

Reading Level 7 12ME Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 7th 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

What if you were lost at sea, separated from your family, and had to survive all alone? Imagine disguising yourself as a boy to search for your captured sister, braving wild lands and fierce enemies. How far would you go to bring your family back together?

Quick Assessment

Hidden tells the story of Brigid, a princess turned survivor who disguises herself as a boy to find her sister taken by slave traders. Set across years and continents, this middle-grade novel explores themes of courage, perseverance, and family love. Suitable for ages 9-12, it includes mild peril and complex emotional growth but no graphic content.

For Parents

Content Intensity

12ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Moderate
Social
Light
Thematic
Light

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

2/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

5/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
6
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
6
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

384 pages
ISBN
9781442483033
Pages
384
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published
2014
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Voyages and TravelsPrincessesConduct of LifeEuropeBildungsromansComing of AgeSex RoleSistersMiddle AgesFairy Tales & FolkloreSocial IssuesAdolescenceGirls & Women