History Keepers
Damian Dibben
History Keepers
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
the Storm Begins
by Damian Dibben
The text is written at a 8th 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
What if your parents vanished—not just from your sight, but from time itself? Jake Djones discovers his family belongs to the secret History Keepers, guardians who leap through centuries to protect the past. Now, chasing clues from modern London to 19th-century France, Jake faces a dangerous enemy whose plan could change history forever.
Quick Assessment
History Keepers follows Jake Djones, a young boy whose parents mysteriously disappear through time. As Jake uncovers his family's secret role in protecting history, he embarks on a thrilling journey across different eras to stop a villainous plot. Suitable for middle-grade readers, this adventure explores themes of family, courage, and the importance of history with mild peril and time-travel excitement.
Why we rated History Keepers 12LE
History Keepers is written at a Level 8 reading level across 496 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, History Keepers works for readers up to grade 10.0.
We rate History Keepers as 12LE ("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, History Keepers explores adventure, family, time travel, 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, family, time travel.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12LE — 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
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781446453117
- Pages
- 496
- Publisher
- Random House
- Published
- 2011
- Type
- Fiction