Missing you
Jenny Carroll
Missing you
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Jenny Carroll
The text is written at a 6th 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
Jess’s powers have disappeared, and so has the girl she used to be. Now at college, she’s caught off guard when Rob Wilkins shows up, desperate for help finding his missing sister. But without her Lightning Girl abilities, how can she possibly solve this mystery?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade novel follows Jess Mastriani, a girl who once had psychic powers but now struggles to find her identity after losing them. When her ex-boyfriend asks for help locating his missing sister, Jess faces emotional challenges and the mystery of a missing person. Suitable for ages 9-12, the story explores themes of self-discovery and loss with moderate emotional intensity and no graphic content.
Why we rated Missing you 11ME
Missing you is written at a Level 6 reading level across 268 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Missing you works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Missing you as 11ME ("Moderate — 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 — 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, Missing you explores missing persons, psychic ability, friendship, coming of age, and mystery — 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 missing persons, psychic ability, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781416910534
- Pages
- 268
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published
- 2007
- Type
- Fiction