Hunting the Corrigan's Blood
Holly Lisle
Hunting the Corrigan's Blood
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Cadence Drake Novel
by Holly Lisle
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
Cady and Badger sneak through the shadowy hangar, hearts pounding as alarms start to blare. The stolen spaceship, Corrigan's Blood, gleams with secrets, but a mysterious figure blocks their path. What will happen when the past crashes into their mission?
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade sci-fi adventure follows Cadence Drake and Badger Bede as they hunt for a stolen spaceship with unique technology. The story explores themes of mystery, trust, and facing one's past, with moderate suspense and action suitable for ages 9 to 12. Parents should note some mild peril and thematic complexity related to smuggling and personal history.
Why we rated Hunting the Corrigan's Blood 12ME
Hunting the Corrigan's Blood is written at a Level 7 reading level across 386 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Hunting the Corrigan's Blood works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate Hunting the Corrigan's Blood as 12ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, Hunting the Corrigan's Blood explores adventure, mystery, friendship, science & nature, and coming of age — 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, mystery, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780671856588
- Pages
- 386
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Pub
- Published
- February 1997
- Type
- Fiction