Is your child psychic?
Alex Tanous
Is your child psychic?
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Guide to Developing Your Child's Innate Abilities
by Alex Tanous
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could discover a secret power hiding inside you? Imagine being able to sense things others can't, like mysterious dreams or invisible friends who might be more than just imagination. Could your own mind hold incredible psychic surprises — and what would happen if you learned to unlock them?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade book explores the possibility of psychic abilities in children, offering parents insights into recognizing and nurturing these talents. It covers topics such as imaginary playmates, out-of-body experiences, and meditation, with practical games to help develop a child's intuitive skills. Suitable for ages 9-12, it approaches the subject with an encouraging and thoughtful tone, addressing how to support a child's creativity and self-confidence while being mindful of the challenges of suppressing psychic gifts.
Why we rated Is your child psychic? 11C
Is your child psychic? is written at a Level 6 reading level across 224 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Is your child psychic? works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Is your child psychic? as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Is your child psychic? explores exceptional children, psychic ability, imagination, self-confidence, and paranormal — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about exceptional children, psychic ability, imagination.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
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.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781585427383
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Published
- 2009
- Type
- Nonfiction