I am Alice

Name: I am Alice
Author: Joseph Delaney
ISBN: 9780061715136

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Joseph Delaney

Illustrated by Patrick Arrasmith

Reading Level 4-5 ME · Moderate · Emotional Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, ME, means moderate content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

Alice races through the shadowy forest, her heart pounding as dark creatures close in around her. She clutches the last weapon that could save the world from the terrifying Fiend, but danger waits at every turn. Will Alice escape the darkness, or will she vanish forever?

Themes

SupernaturalWitchesHorror storiesParanormal fictionAdventure Fantasy World-Building

Quick Assessment

Alice, a powerful young witch, ventures into the dark to find a weapon that could defeat the Fiend, a terrifying evil threatening the world. Expect supernatural horror, witchcraft, frightening creatures, and battles with real physical danger, though the violence is not graphic. Romantic feelings between Alice and Tom are light and mostly serve the emotional stakes, and the story raises the real possibility of a character's sacrifice.

Why we rated I am Alice ME (Moderate)

I am Alice is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 432 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

We rate I am Alice as ME (Moderate, mostly 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 — 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, I am Alice explores supernatural, witches, horror stories, paranormal fiction, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about supernatural, witches, horror stories.

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

ME · Moderate · Emotional

Emotional

Moderate ←

Physical

Moderate

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Mild

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

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

Data confidence: high

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