New lands

Name: New lands
Author: Geoff Rodkey
ISBN: 9780399257865

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Geoff Rodkey

Reading Level 5-6 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Eggbert races through the dense jungle, heart pounding as shadows flicker between the trees. His friends shout warnings, but the ground suddenly gives way beneath them—what ancient secret waits below? Danger and discovery collide in the New Lands, and nothing will ever be the same.

Themes

Adventure FriendshipTreasure HuntingJuvenile Fiction

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade adventure follows thirteen-year-old Eggbert and his friends as they explore the New Lands in search of the lost Okalu tribe and its treasures. The story includes themes of friendship, courage, and facing challenges, with some suspenseful moments appropriate for readers aged 9 to 12. Parents should note mild peril and adventure-themed excitement without intense violence or mature content.

Why we rated New lands LP (Mild)

New lands is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 325 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 7 and up can manage New lands on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

We rate New lands as LP (Mild, mostly physical) 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.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.

Thematically, New lands explores adventure, friendship, treasure hunting, and juvenile fiction — 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.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, friendship, treasure hunting.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Mild

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Mild

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

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: high

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