What reading level is Navajo Long Walk?

Navajo Long Walk by Nancy Armstrong is at a Level 4-5 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is Navajo Long Walk appropriate for?

Navajo Long Walk is recommended for Ages 9-12. Content intensity: "Moderate" (3/5). Content flags: Fear & Anxiety, Loss & Grief, Displacement.

What genre is Navajo Long Walk?

Navajo Long Walk is fiction — Juvenile Fiction.

Does Navajo Long Walk have any content warnings?

Navajo Long Walk has a content intensity rating of "Moderate" (3/5). Content flags include: Fear & Anxiety, Loss & Grief, Displacement. On HootRated, every book is rated for emotional, physical, and social content themes to help parents make informed choices.

Navajo Long Walk

Nancy Armstrong

Navajo Long Walk

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Nancy Armstrong

Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3) 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

Kee's heart pounds as the soldiers shout orders, herding her family away from the only home they've ever known. Dust swirls around their feet while the desert sun beats down, and every step takes them further into the unknown. What dangers await them on this long journey?

Themes

Native AmericanFamily HistoricalResilienceComing of Age

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade historical fiction follows Kee and her family as they are forced to leave their Navajo homeland and relocate to an internment camp in New Mexico. The story sensitively explores themes of displacement and resilience appropriate for readers ages 9 to 12. Parents should note that it depicts the hardships of forced relocation but in an age-appropriate manner.