What reading level is Midnight Hand?

Midnight Hand by Paul Stewart is at a Level 4-5 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Midnight Hand appropriate for?

Midnight Hand is recommended for Ages 9-12. HootRating: 9MT (Moderate — Thematic).

What genre is Midnight Hand?

Midnight Hand is fiction — Boarding schools.

Does Midnight Hand have any content warnings?

Midnight Hand has a HootRating of 9MT (Moderate — Thematic). No specific content flags noted. On HootRated, every book is rated across four dimensions — emotional, physical, social, and thematic — to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is Midnight Hand?

Midnight Hand by Paul Stewart is 187 pages.

Midnight Hand

Paul Stewart

Midnight Hand

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Paul Stewart

Reading Level 4-5 9MT Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 4th 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

Tom jolts awake to the howl of a fierce wind battering the windows, but it’s not the storm that chills him—it’s the cold, dry touch brushing his cheek. At Styles Grange Boarding School, the midnight bell tolls, and with it comes a ghostly, skeletal hand. What dark secret is waiting in the shadows for Tom to uncover?

Themes

Horror & ghost storiesChillersAction & AdventureMystery

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade horror novel follows Tom as he navigates life at a new boarding school where eerie and supernatural events begin to unfold. Suitable for ages 9-12, it combines suspense and mild scares with an adventurous mystery, making it a captivating read for young fans of ghost stories. Parents should note the presence of spooky themes and tense moments typical of chilling ghost tales.