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Mutant Bunny Island #2

Obert Skye

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Mutant Bunny Island #2

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Bad Hare Day

by Obert Skye

Mutant Bunny Island

Reading Level 4-5 C · Gentle Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

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 gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

Perry returns to Bunny Island to join in the excitement of the brand-new Carrot Con, eager to see his fun uncle Zeke and reunite with his friends Juliet and Rain. This adventure is filled with friendship, surprises, and the unique charm of their mutant bunny world. Get ready for more fun and heartwarming moments on Bunny Island!

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Mutant Bunny Island #2 C (Gentle)

Mutant Bunny Island #2 is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 208 pages (approximately 30,661 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Mutant Bunny Island #2 on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Mutant Bunny Island #2 runs about 3.4 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Mutant Bunny Island #2 as C (Gentle) 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, Mutant Bunny Island #2 explores friendship, adventure, family, humor, and fantasy world-building — 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.
  • ✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
  • ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, family.
  • ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there is one more book in the Mutant Bunny Island series.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

C · Gentle
Emotional
Gentle
Physical
Gentle
Social
Gentle
Thematic
Gentle

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

7/10

High engagement — fast-paced, fun, and hard to put down. Great for reluctant readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
2
Narrative Pace
7
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
6

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Details

Book Length

208 pages
30,661 words
3h 24m read-aloud
ISBN
9780062399151
Pages
208
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
Nov 13, 2018
Type
Fiction
Word Count
30,661
Read-Aloud
~3h 24m
Text Density
Light Text