What reading level is Lost and Found?

Lost and Found by Judith M. Masson, Christine Harrison, Annie Pavlovic is at a Level 6 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Lost and Found appropriate for?

Lost and Found is recommended for Ages 9-12. HootRating: 11LN (Light — Neutral). Content flags: Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery, Emotional: Parenting, Social: Child Welfare.

What genre is Lost and Found?

Lost and Found is fiction — Family & Relationships.

Does Lost and Found have any content warnings?

Lost and Found has a HootRating of 11LN (Light — Neutral). Content flags include: Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery, Emotional: Parenting, Social: Child Welfare. On HootRated, every book is rated across four dimensions — emotional, physical, social, and thematic — to help parents make informed choices.

Reviewed by HootRated editorial · Last updated May 18, 2026

Lost and Found

Judith M. Masson, Christine Harrison, Annie Pavlovic

Lost and Found

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Making and Remaking Working Partnerships with Parents of Children in the Care System

by Judith M. Masson, Christine Harrison, Annie Pavlovic

Reading Level 6 11LN Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

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 mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

Sometimes, the people who are supposed to take care of you aren't around, and that changes everything. Imagine trying to find where you belong when your family feels lost and a new kind of courage is needed. This story shows why every kid's story matters and how finding your place can be the hardest adventure of all.

Themes

Child WelfareParentingParent and ChildIdentity & Self-Discovery Family

Quick Assessment

Lost and Found is a thoughtful collection exploring the complex relationships between children in foster or residential care and their parents. It addresses the challenges of maintaining identity and connection through social work practices, legal rights, and aftercare preparation. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it sensitively discusses child welfare themes without graphic content, making it appropriate for ages 9-12.

Why we rated Lost and Found 11LN

Lost and Found is written at a Level 6 reading level across 248 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Lost and Found works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate Lost and Found as 11LN ("Light — Neutral") 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: Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery, Emotional: Parenting, Social: Child Welfare.

Thematically, Lost and Found explores child welfare, parenting, parent and child, identity & self-discovery, and family — 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 child welfare, parenting, parent and child.