It Found Us
Lindsay Currie
It Found Us
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Lindsay Currie
The text is written at a 4th 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
Twelve-year-old Hazel Woods loves solving mysteries and gets her biggest challenge yet when her brother's friend disappears during a spooky game in a haunted cemetery. As Hazel and her brother Den follow strange clues and eerie whispers, they uncover a haunting secret tied to a century-old tragedy. Racing against time, they must unravel the mystery to bring Everett back before it's too late.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 4-5 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, fear & anxiety. Written for readers ages 9-12.
Why we rated It Found Us 9LE
It Found Us is written at a Level 4-5 reading level (approximately 53,305 words). Strong independent readers around grade 5.1 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, It Found Us works for readers up to grade 6.1.
Read aloud, It Found Us runs about 5.9 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate It Found Us as 9LE ("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.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Fear & Anxiety.
Thematically, It Found Us explores mystery, adventure, family, friendship, and supernatural — 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 mystery, adventure, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Content Flags
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
- 9781728259499
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Young Readers
- Published
- 2023
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 53,305
- Read-Aloud
- ~5h 55m