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History Keepers

Damian Dibben

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History Keepers

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

the Storm Begins

by Damian Dibben

Reading Level 8 12LE Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

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.

Themes

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 — Emotional
Emotional
Light
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

2/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
7
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

496 pages
ISBN
9781446453117
Pages
496
Publisher
Random House
Published
2011
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Time TravelFamily LifeMissing PersonsAdventure and Adventurers